Elaine Marie de Kooning (12 March 1918 - 1 February 1989), was an abstract expressionist and semi-realistic painter. She was born as Elaine Marie Fried in Brooklyn, New York, USA. March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This USPS stamp illustrates Pollocks drip technique. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... Main article: New York City A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...

During her youth, her artistic side was encouraged by her mother, who took her to museums and taught her to draw what she saw. She began to study at the Leonardo da Vinci Art School, New York in 1937, but switched soon to the American Artist School. Elaine was introduced to a Dutch immigrant artist, Willem de Kooning. One year later, she became his student, and after five more years, in 1943, his wife. While her reputation was always eclipsed by some degree by his fame, she was able to make a name as an artist and critic for ARTnews. With well-placed reviews and flirtations, she was claimed to have initiated the rise of her husband in the art circles of New York and made him one of the leading names in Expressionism in the States. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Willem de Koonings Woman V (1952-53) Willem de Kooning (April 24, 1904-March 19, 1997) an abstract expressionist painter was born in Rotterdam in The Netherlands. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...

Unlike many of her contemporaries, she never abandoned realism completely. In fact, much of her career was devoted to portraitism. She held guest professorships at Yale and Carnegie Mellon University and painted the portrait of John F. Kennedy for the Truman Library. Kennedy was assassinated during the creation of this work, impacting on her to a degree that she stopped painting for one year. Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. ... Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is a library and museum dedicated to preserve the papers, books, and other historical materials relating to former President Harry S. Truman. ...

The de Koonings intimate relationship was a difficult one. In the 1940s, they were the typical artist couple, living in extreme poverty but producing an astonishing amount of works. Both had significant problems with alcohol. They lived apart for several years in the 1960s, and both had a number of sexual relationships with other partners, though they never divorced. However, their strong emotional bindings led them back together, especially when Elaine overcame her alcoholism and helped Willem on his own path to sobriety.

Elaine was a chain smoker, which eventually led to her death from lung cancer. A smoker is: someone who smokes tobacco or cannabis a deep-sea hydrothermal vents a type of social event at universities a character from the anime One Piece a cooking apparatus that slow-cooks meat with hot, wood smoke See also smoking. ... Lung cancer is a malignant tumour of the lungs. ...