Larry Poons, born October 1, 1937, never went to school.
Poons was born in Tokyo, Japan, and studied from 1955 to 1957 at the New England Conservatory of Music, with the intent of becoming a professional musician. 
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. 
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Art Students League of New York. 
