-Mark Rothko and Adolph Gotllieb manifesto, published in 1943 in the New York Times.
Anyone who knows me knows, my favorite artist is Mark Rothko. But it always seems to me that he gets overshadowed by other artist in the late 20th century or simply no one knows who he is. This Blog is meant to correct fix that.
I recently found this transcript of an interview with Mark Rothko’s sister Sonia Allen. It was conducted by the the Smithsonian Institutions Archives of American Art.
At the time of the interview Ms. Allen was 94 years old. Her answers are somewhat short and as the collection summary on the website states she does not elaborate very much on her answers.
What is interesting about the interview though is that it gives a little insight to anyone interested in learning about the childhood and family life Rothko grew up in. From his sisters answers his family seemed to be incredible supportive of his art and his career.
If you would like to read it just click this link: http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-sonia-allen-13014
It’s a pretty quick read but it is kind of interesting.
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