Jackson Pollock died today – 51 years ago

U.S. painter Jackson Pollock was born as Paul Jackson Pollock on January 28, 1912 in Cody, Wyoming. He said, “I continue to get further away from the usual painter's tools such as easel, palette, brushes, etc.” [Yeah, just throw it out of the bucket... Or, as I once heard about how someone applied that someone’s makeup, “Just throw it up in the air and stand under it.”]... Mr. Pollock died in 1956 in Springs, New York.

U.S. businessman Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835 in Dunfermline, Scotland. He said, “The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.” [And the early bird gets the worm.]... Mr. Carnegie died in 1919 in Lenox, Massachusetts.

U.S. writer Edith Wharton was born on January 24, 1862 in New York City, New York. She said, “An unalterable and unquestioned law of the musical world required that the German text of French operas sung by Swedish artists should be translated into Italian for the clearer understanding of English-speaking audiences." [My mind’s still spinnnnnnng.]... Ms. Wharton died in 1937 in St.-Brice-sous-Forêt, France.

U.S. publisher Alfred A. Knopf was born on September 12, 1892 in New York City, New York. He said, “An economist is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible.” [That may be true of many – or even most - of them, but not all, especially Murray N. Rothbard.]... Mr. Knopf died in 1984 in Purchase, New York.