Pollack’s first documented adventure into the art world was in 1929 when he began to study painting at the Art Students’ League in New York City. Jackson, by this time in his life had already become a full-blown alcoholic. His brother, Sanford who taught as an apprentice at the school, was living with him in 1937 while Jackson continued attending school, wrote to Charles Beard a family friend.

Jack has been having a very difficult time with himself. This past

year has been a succession of periods of emotional instability for

him which is usually expressed by a complete loss of responsibility

both to himself and to us. Accompanied, of course with drinking.

It came to the point where it was obvious that the man needed help.

He was mentally sick. So I took him to a

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