, ▁she ▁met ▁her ▁second ▁husband , ▁B urt ▁Ch ern ow , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁subsequently ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art . ▁B urt ▁Ch ern ow ▁was ▁an ▁art ▁historian ▁and ▁professor ▁at ▁H ous at onic ▁Community ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁H ous at onic ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁The ▁couple ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁remained ▁together ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁life ▁partner ▁of ▁actor ▁Martin ▁West ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁Dec ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Work ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Ch ern ow ' s ▁style ▁was ▁centered ▁on ▁color ful ▁abstra ctions , ▁which ▁were ▁influenced ▁by ▁Jean ▁Dub uff et , ▁who ▁was ▁famous ▁during ▁that ▁period . ▁She ▁subsequently ▁d ab bled ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁styles ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁including ▁huge ▁bill board ▁paint ings , ▁sep ia ▁draw ings ▁of ▁individual ▁women ▁and ▁colored ▁p enc il ▁draw ings . ▁Al ready ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁she ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁explore ▁l ith ography , ▁although ▁she ▁only ▁began ▁to ▁work ▁seriously ▁in ▁print making ▁( both ▁l ith ography ▁and ▁et ch ing ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁She ▁reached ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁her ▁career ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ev oc ative ▁paint ings ▁in ▁the ▁late