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Willem de Kooning
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Born
April 24
,
1904
·
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Died
March 19
,
1997
·
Long Island, New York, USA
(Alzheimer's disease)
Mini Bio
Willem de Kooning was born on April 24, 1904 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was married to
Elaine de Kooning
. He died on March 19, 1997 in Long Island, New York, USA.
Family
Spouse
Elaine de Kooning
(December 9, 1943 - February 1, 1989) (her death)
Trivia
Is portrayed by
Val Kilmer
in
Pollock (2000)
Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 150-152. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1986 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
His muse Mimi Kilgore, born Emilie deMun Smith on 13 November 1935 and died on 24 November 2022 also in Houston.
Quotes
[on 'The Connoisseur', Norman Rockwell's satirical view of Jackson Pollock's art] Square inch by square inch, it's better than Jackson.
[to
Andy Warhol
] You're a killer of art, you're a killer of beauty, and you're even a killer of laughter.
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