Mark Rothko manuscripts and sketchbook, circa 1935-1943.

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Mark Rothko manuscripts and sketchbook, circa 1935-1943.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81257215

One cloth bound volume contains 79 pen and ink drawings by Rothko, and dates to the late 1930s. It is stamped in gold: "Marshall Jenkins" on the front, and "American Home Library" on the spine. The drawings in this sketchbook show Rothko's early artistic development and include pen and ink drawings depicting urban scenes, still lifes and figure studies. Another cloth bound book (entitled "Scribble book") contains 50 pages of handwritten notes and drafts for a manual (both theoretical and practical) on teaching children's art. Some critics view the Scribble book as the source of a Center Academy talk given by Rothko in 1938. 11 manuscript pages (in Rothko's hand) and one typed page, dated 7 June 1943, comprise drafts of a letter addressed to Edward Alden Jewell (critic at the New York Times) and jointly composed by Rothko, Adolf Gottlieb, and Barnett Newman.

1.25 linear feet (3 boxes)

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Newman, Barnett, 1905-1970

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Painter, writer; New York City. From the description of Barnett Newman papers, 1943-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81461322 ...

Jewell, Edward Alden, 1888-1947

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Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974

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Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Adolph Gottlieb, 1967 Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646398642 Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Adolph Gottlieb papers, 1929-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122545836 From the description of Adolph Gottlieb interview, 1967 Oct. 25 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82919384 ...

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970

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Russian-born American artist, Mark Rothko, is noted as one of the primary artists of Abstract Expressionism and color field painting. From the description of Mark Rothko manuscripts and sketchbook, circa 1935-1943. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81257215 Mark Rothko was an American painter and draughtsman of Russian birth. Born Sept. 25, 1903, Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils, Latvia). Died Feb. 25, 1970, New York. From the description of The artis...

Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974

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Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Adolph Gottlieb, 1967 Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646398642 Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Adolph Gottlieb papers, 1929-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122545836 From the description of Adolph Gottlieb interview, 1967 Oct. 25 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82919384 ...