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Before being expelled in 1929, Jackson met young men who would become his companions: Donald Brown, Reuben Kadish, Jules Langsner, Harold Lehman, Leonard Stark, Manuel Tolegian, and especially Philip Guston. Kadish would prove to be a very important link to the artist’s future fame. Kadish’s later friendship with Howard Putzel was to be a seminal link to the most influential figures of the art world, specifically Peggy Guggenheim.

At an age when most American high school seniors were still considering college or several possible careers after years of education, Pollock already knew classes in art, especially in drawing and sculpture, were preparing him for his career. However, he admitted in letters to his brothers that he was filled with doubt and lacked self-confidence. In one letter the young Pollock notes, “As to what I would like to be, it is difficult to say. An artist of some kind. If nothing else I shall always study the Arts…” He was aware, however, that his drawing skills were rather minimal[26]. While some of his letters to his brothers during these years are available, none of his drawings from high school appear to have survived.