[2] She studied with the abstract expressionists Hans Hofmann and Willem de Kooning.

[2] Prior to her death she agreed to the formation of the Waitzkin Memorial Library Trust which then distributed her works to over sixty museums.

[9] A significant collection of her works was obtained by the John Michael Kohler Arts Center including three sculptural walls based on Waitzkin's Hotel Chelsea living room.

[3] Waitzkin focused on the objecthood of books as works of art, much like ancient scrolls and illuminated manuscripts.

The John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin holds over 700 individual pieces of Stella Waitzkin's works.