Born Willem de Kooning on April 24, 1904, in Rotterdam, Netherlands
He moved to the US in 1926, and married his student Elaine Klein (de Kooning) in 1943
Was employed in the Federal Art Project by the Works Progress Administration (like Jackson Pollock)
This abstract impressionist artist died on March 19, 1997, in East Hampton, NY
You can learn more about this artist by visiting The Willem de Kooning Foundation.