April 24 was the birthday of abstract-expressionist painter Willem de Kooning (1904-1997). This year (2026) marks a century since the Dutch kid hopped a ship in Rotterdam and stowed away, arriving in America a few days later. He had been drawn by the work of American illustrators he encountered in magazines. This will be a […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:40PM on April 24, 2026