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| − | '''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>[ | + | '''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>[https://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> |
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Mark Rothko (1903 - 1970) was a Latvian-born American painter of Jewish ancestry; leader of the New York Abstract-Expressionist school of painters after World War II. He was known for painting rectangular shapes on large canvases.[1] On February 25, 1970, painter Mark Rothko was found dead in his New York City studio, after having committed suicide at age 66.[2]
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New Forms
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- ↑ The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989
- ↑ Artist Mark Rothko is found dead.