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1904- . Dutch-born US painter who immigrated
to the USA 1926 and worked as a commercial
artist. After World War II he became,
together with Jackson Pollock, one of the
leaders of the Abstract Expressionist
Movement. His Women series, exhibited in
1953, was criticized for its grotesque
figurative style. De Kooning joined the
faculty of the Yale Art School and became a
member of the National Institute of Arts 1960
and received the Presidential Medal of
Freedom 1964. His paintings were commissioned
for numerous WPA (Work Projects
Administration) projects, and he won praise
for his mural in the Hall of Pharmacy at the
1939 New York World's Fair.