One late spring morning the American artist Jackson Pollock began work
on the canvas that would ultimately come to be known as Number 1, 1950
(Lavender Mist).
Award-winning authors Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan use this moment as
the departure point for a unique picture book about a great painter and
the way in which he worked. Their lyrical text, drawn from Pollock's own
comments and those made by members of his immediate circle, is perfectly
complemented by vibrant watercolors by Robert Andrew Parker that honor
his spirit of the artist without imitating his paintings.
A photographic reproduction of the finished painting, a short biography,
a bibliography, and a detailed list of notes and sources that are
fascinating reading in their own right make this an authoritative as
well as beautiful book for readers of all ages.
Action Jackson is a Sibert Honor Book, a New York Times Best Book of
the Year, and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year.