b. 1918-1989. Born Elaine Mari Fried, in Brookly New York. Her youthful artistic talents were encouraged by her mother who taught her to draw what she saw, and also took her on visits to museums. She studied briefly at the Leonardo da Vinci Art School, but later enrolled at the American Art School.
She began to study under Willem De Kooning in 1938, and they married in 1943. She made a name for herself as an artist and critic working for Art NEws and it was here where she initiated her husbands rise to fame. There are strong similarities between her work and that of her husband, and it is interesting to compare the influence of each on the other. She was typically subordinated in relation to her husband who became regarded as one of the leading figures of the Abstract Expressionist movement. They had a terbulent relationship and she died of lung cancer caused trhough heavy smoking.
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