[5] In 1943, upon returning to New York, she attended Art Students League, studying with George Grosz and Morris Kantor.
Later in life, Getz suffered from advanced Alzheimer’s disease and Danes feared that he would no longer be able to properly care for his wife.
[5] On 4 December 1992 Getz and Danes died of carbon monoxide poisoning the garage of their home in Litchfield, Connecticut.
[1] In 1942 Getz created her first oil painting while visiting her sister in Mexico and by 1945 she had her first exhibition at the Norlyst Gallery in New York.
[5] As a result of solo shows in New York at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery (1957-1958), Stephen Radich Gallery (1960), and inclusion in numerous important group exhibitions, Getz enjoyed a secure reputation as painter, when, in 1959, she included the assemblage, or collage construction, to the scope of her work.
[10] Her collages and constructions incorporated game boards, playing cards, birds, dolls and musical instruments.
[3] Getz’s work has been offered at auction multiple times, with the record price $134 USD for “Timeless Game”, sold at James Adams & Sons in 2007.