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Mark Rothko
Abstract painter (1903–1970)
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Mark Rothko, Yorktown Heights, c. 1949. Mark rothko biography summary templateBrooklyn Museum, by Consuelo Kanaga. | |
Born | Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz (1903-09-25)September 25, 1903 Dvinsk, Russian Empire |
Died | February 25, 1970(1970-02-25) (aged 66) New York City, U.S. |
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Alma mater | Yale University |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Abstract expressionism, color field |
Spouse(s) | Edith Sachar (1932–1943) Mary Alice "Mell" Beistle (1944–1970) |
Children | Kate Rothko Prizel (b.
Kathy Lynn Rothko, 1950)[1] and Christopher Rothko (b. 1963)[1] |
Patron(s) | Peggy Guggenheim, John de Menil, Dominique de Menil |
Mark Rothko (ROTH-koh; Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz until 1940; September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970) was a Latvian