Mark Rothko by Annie Cohen-Solal - 9780300219685

Yale University Press

Mark RothkoToward the Light in the Chapel\nAuthor(s): Annie Cohen-Solal\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Yale University Press, United States\nImprint: Yale University Press\nISBN-13: 9780300219685, 978-0300219685\nSynopsis\nA fascinating exploration of the life and work of one of Americas most famous and enigmatic postwar visual artists\n\n Mark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in the Jewish Pale of Settlement in 1903. He immigrated to the United States at age ten, taking with him his Talmudic education and his memories of pogroms and persecutions in Russia. His integration into American society began with a series of painful experiences, especially as a student at Yale, where he felt marginalized for his origins and ultimately left the school. The decision to become an artist led him to a new phase in his life. Early in his career, Annie Cohen-Solal writes, he became a major player in the social struggle of American artists, and his own metamorp.