Mark Rothko: References & Edit History
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Biographies include Dore Ashton, About Rothko (1983, reissued 1996), written by a fellow artist; and James E.B. Breslin, Mark Rothko (1993). Studies of his work are Anna C. Chave, Mark Rothko: Subjects in Abstraction (1989); and Marc Glimcher (ed.), The Art of Mark Rothko (1991).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added cross-references. | Oct 31, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 21, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: PBS - American Masters - Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous. | Jul 10, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 21, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Books and Arts - Mark Rothko, according to his son. | Dec 13, 2025 | ||
| Changed spelling of “anti-Semitism” to “antisemitism”. | Oct 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Paintings on paper reveal another side of Rothko. | Sep 20, 2025 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised and updated. | Apr 11, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 04, 2024 | ||
| Revised media. | Mar 12, 2024 | ||
| Added present-day location of Rothko's birthplace; clarified that Dvinsk was part of the Russian Empire. | Mar 10, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art in Context - Mark Rothko - An Overview of Rothko's Abstract Expressionism Period. | Jan 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Mark Rothko (1903-1970). | Sep 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Oregon Encyclopedia - Mark Rothko (1903-1970). | May 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Art Story - Mark Rothko. | Sep 15, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Artnet - Mark Rothko. | May 06, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Guggenheim - Biography of Mark Rothko. | May 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - American Masters - Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous. | May 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art UK - Biography of Mark Rothko. | May 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Mark Rothko. | May 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Art at The Phillips Collection - Biography of Mark Rothko. | May 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: TATE - Biography of Mark Rothko. | Jul 23, 2013 | ||
| Changed "The Netherlands" to "the Netherlands." | Sep 02, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 29, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: World Wide Arts Resources - Biography of Mark Rothko. |
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May 23, 2007 | |
| Media added. | Apr 26, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 25, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Mar 22, 1999 |
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