[1] He was widely reputed to have a skilled eye for identifying talent in young artists and was instrumental in the careers of many notable artists that he represented including David Hockney, Susan Ross, Ken Danby, Norval Morrisseau, Roy Thomas, Catherine Senitt, Arnold Shives, Charles Pachter, Robert Bateman, Robert Kost, and Willem de Kooning.
Pollock immediately recognized the artist's genius and arranged for a solo exhibition at his gallery in Toronto.
In 1966, the National Gallery of Canada acquired a print of Pollock's Remembered Image No.82 for its permanent collection.
In 1973, Pollock found himself accused of theft by Indian Affairs of Canada employee Bob Fox who was "managing" Morrisseau on the side while the artist was incarcerated.
Pollock was found not guilty of the charge and in an unusual occurrence, he was complimented at length in the resulting judgement issued by the Court.
He recovered after 3 months and re-opened the Pollock Gallery on Scollard Street where, rather than declare bankruptcy as suggested by friends, he began to repay his debts.
[7] Pollock figures prominently in Derek May's 1981 documentary film on the Toronto art scene, Off the Wall.
Afterwards, Pollock fled to a residence he partially owned with friends located in Gordes, southeastern France.
"[6] The book was launched at the Bermuda Onion (a leading Toronto jazz restaurant which closed in 1992[10]) and was well received by critics and the public alike.
[12] Jack Pollock was openly gay, writing about his homosexuality in both The Art of Norval Morrisseau[13] and Dear M: Letters from a Gentleman of Excess.
[14] "I've been thinking of death a lot, and I am amazed by its inevitability, frightened, as we all are, of the totally unknown, and yet feel a long sleep is somehow earned by those of us who live on the edge.