How Willem de Kooning, Bill Murray, and Dan Aykroyd Helped This Painter Build a Life in the Hamptons

How Willem de Kooning, Bill Murray, and Dan Aykroyd Helped This Painter Build a Life in the Hamptons

Photography by Jenny GormanJohn Alexander in Amagansett. Photography by Jenny Gorman. All images courtesy of the artist. For nearly five decades, painter John Alexander has watched the East End evolve from a quiet enclave of farmers, fishermen, writers, and artists into the glamorous destination it is today. What began as a chance encounter with Willem de Kooning in Houston ultimately led Alexander to Springs and then Amagansett, where he built …