View the movie Pollock and answer the following questions.

Define Abstract Expressionism.  Why was Ab Ex such an important movement?

How are Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner portrayed in the movie? Do you feel these are accurate portrayals?

What roles did Lee Krasner, Clement Greenberg and Peggy Guggenheim play in Jackson Pollock's career and success as a painter?

Explore the website http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/pollock/ and http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/pollock/lavender-mist/ .  What is speculated, about Jackson Pollock's drip technique and Lee Krasner's work?

Compare and contrast a work by Jackson Pollock and a work by Lee Krasner.

Why do you feel that Lee Krasner did not receive the same attention and acclaim for her work that Pollock did?