Larry Poons, born October 1, 1937, studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Art Students League of New York.
Lawrence M. "Larry" Poons (born October 1, 1937) is an American abstract painter. After seeing Barnett Newman's exhibition at French and Company in 1959, he gave up musical composition and enrolled at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He also studied at the Art Students League of New York. 
