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Mark Rothko

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Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Painter
Died
Feb 25, 1970
Zodiac
Libra
Born in
Russia
About
Latvian-born American artist associated with Abstract Expressionism and Color Field Painting; known for 'Four Darks in Red.' Considered among the United States' most famous post-World War II artists along with Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.
Family
He emigrated from Latvia to the United States at age 10 and later attended Yale University on a scholarship. He was married to Edith Sachar from 1932 to 1943 and Mary Alice Beistle from 1945 to 1969. He had a son named Christopher and a daughter named Kate.

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