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[[File:Rothko.jpg|thumb|Mark Rothko in 1953. Photo by Henry Elkan, Smithsonian Archives of American Art.]]

[[File:Rothko.jpg|thumb|Mark Rothko in 1953. Photo by Henry Elkan, Smithsonian Archives of American Art.]]

'''Mark Rothko''' (1903 - 1970) was a Latvian-born American [[painter]] of jewish ancestry; leader of the New York [[Abstract Expressionism|Abstract-Expressionist]] school of [[artist|painter]]s after [[World War II]].  He was known for painting rectangular shapes on large canvases.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> On February 25, 1970, painter Mark Rothko was found dead in his New York City studio, after having committed suicide at age 66.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/this-day-in-jewish-history/this-day-in-jewish-history-artist-mark-rothko-is-found-dead.premium-1.505652 Artist Mark Rothko is found dead.]</ref>

'''Mark Rothko''' (1903 - 1970) was a Latvian-born American [[painter]] of Jewish ancestry; leader of the New York [[Abstract Expressionism|Abstract-Expressionist]] school of [[artist|painter]]s after [[World War II]].  He was known for painting rectangular shapes on large canvases.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> On February 25, 1970, painter Mark Rothko was found dead in his New York City studio, after having committed suicide at age 66.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/this-day-in-jewish-history/this-day-in-jewish-history-artist-mark-rothko-is-found-dead.premium-1.505652 Artist Mark Rothko is found dead.]</ref>