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    1. Remembering Mark Rothko Happy birthday Mark Rothko! The artist was born Marcus Rothkowitz on September 25, 1903, in Dvinsk. His family left Russia and settled in Portland, OR, in 1913. Towards the late 1940s and 1950s, he painted the works he is best known for: blocks of color in luminous washes that created large, contemplative forms on canvas. Rothko also spent several years concentrating on works for a chapel in Houston, reinforcing his unwavering belief in the spiritual and emotional qualities of Abstract Art. In 1970, Rothko, who suffered from depression, took his own life.  Remembering Mark Rothko Happy birthday Mark Rothko! The artist was born Marcus Rothkowitz on September 25, 1903, in Dvinsk. His family left Russia and settled in Portland, OR, in 1913. Towards the late 1940s and 1950s, he painted the works he is best known for: blocks of color in luminous washes that created large, contemplative forms on canvas. Rothko also spent several years concentrating on works for a chapel in Houston, reinforcing his unwavering belief in the spiritual and emotional qualities of Abstract Art. In 1970, Rothko, who suffered from depression, took his own life. 

      September 25, 2012

      Remembering Mark Rothko

      Happy birthday Mark Rothko! The artist was born Marcus Rothkowitz on September 25, 1903, in Dvinsk. His family left Russia and settled in Portland, OR, in 1913. Towards the late 1940s and 1950s, he painted the works he is best known for: blocks of color in luminous washes that created large, contemplative forms on canvas. Rothko also spent several years concentrating on works for a chapel in Houston, reinforcing his unwavering belief in the spiritual and emotional qualities of Abstract Art. In 1970, Rothko, who suffered from depression, took his own life. 

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      Love his work and his work is amazing in person!
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      I freaking LOVE Mark Rothko!
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      he’s my buddy Noah’s faaav artist. when we went to the St. Louis Art Museum, i found him in front of Red, Orange, Orange...
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