Artist and Studio
Gathering of artists and their families on Long Island in 1961.
Back row left to right: Lisa de Kooning; Frank Perry; Eleanor Perry; John Meyers; Anne Porter; Fairfield Porter; Angelo Torricini, Arthur Gold; Jane Wilson; Kenward Elmslie; Paul Brach; Jerry Porter; Nancy Ward; Katharine Porter; friend of Jerry Porter | Second Row left to right: Joe Hazan; Clarice Rivers; Kenneth Koch; Larry Rivers | Seated on couch: Miriam Schapiro; Robert Fizdale; Jane Freilicher; Joan Ward; John Kacere; Sylvia Maizell | Kneeling on the right back to front: Alvin Novak; Bill de Kooning; Jim Tommaney | Front row: Stephen Rivers; William Berkson; Frank O’Hara; Herbert Machiz.
Water Mill, Southhampton, NY, 1961. Photograph © 2012 John Jonas Gruen.  Parish Art Museum

Gathering of artists and their families on Long Island in 1961.

Back row left to right: Lisa de Kooning; Frank Perry; Eleanor Perry; John Meyers; Anne Porter; Fairfield Porter; Angelo Torricini, Arthur Gold; Jane Wilson; Kenward Elmslie; Paul Brach; Jerry Porter; Nancy Ward; Katharine Porter; friend of Jerry Porter | Second Row left to right: Joe Hazan; Clarice Rivers; Kenneth Koch; Larry Rivers | Seated on couch: Miriam Schapiro; Robert Fizdale; Jane Freilicher; Joan Ward; John Kacere; Sylvia Maizell | Kneeling on the right back to front: Alvin Novak; Bill de Kooning; Jim Tommaney | Front row: Stephen Rivers; William Berkson; Frank O’Hara; Herbert Machiz.

Water Mill, Southhampton, NY, 1961. Photograph © 2012 John Jonas Gruen.  Parish Art Museum

Willem de Kooning in his studio, March 1950.  Photo by Max Margulis.

Willem de Kooning in his studio, March 1950.  Photo by Max Margulis.

Paul McCartney and Willem de Kooning in 1983. De Kooning was a family friend.  Photo (probably) by Linda.

Paul McCartney and Willem de Kooning in 1983. De Kooning was a family friend.  Photo (probably) by Linda.

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Willem de Kooning

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Willem de Kooning

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Willem de Kooning

Willem de Kooning

Willem de Kooning by Thomas Hoepker

Willem de Kooning by Thomas Hoepker

Willem de Kooning, Portrait of Elaine, c. 1940. Pencil on paper.

Willem de Kooning, Portrait of Elaine, c. 1940. Pencil on paper.

9 abstract expressionist artists

Willem de Kooning, Clyford Still, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Motherwell, Frank Stella, Hans Hofmann, Franz Kline

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Willem de Kooning

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Willem de Kooning

Willem de Kooning in his studio. Photo © 2012 Tom Ferrara. Artwork © 2012 The Willem de Kooning Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Willem de Kooning in his studio. Photo © 2012 Tom Ferrara. Artwork © 2012 The Willem de Kooning Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Bill and Elaine de Kooning, photo by Ibram Lassaw

Bill and Elaine de Kooning, photo by Ibram Lassaw

Willem de Kooning discussing his work.