In 1930, following his older brother Charles Pollock, he moved to New York City, where they both studied under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League.
У 1930 році, за старшим братом Чарльзом Поллок переїхав до Нью-Йорка, де обидва вони навчалися у Томаса Харта Бентона в the Art Students League.