Interview with Edith Carson

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Interview with Edith Carson

1976 Oct. 19

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An interview of Edith Carson conducted 1968 Jan. 10 by Walter Hopps regarding her husband Mark Rothko. Carson speaks of her family background; meeting Mark Rothko at Lake George, New York in 1932; their 13 year marriage; their early friends; his admiration for Milton Avery; Rothko's interest in tragedy and his "tremendous emotional capacity for despair"; his visits to New York museums and 57th Street galleries; and his family background, early work and love of music.

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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...

Hopps, Walter.

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Carson, Edith.

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Edith Carson married the painter Mark Rothko in 1932. They were divorced in 1945. From the description of Edith Carson interview, 1976 Oct. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83688683 From the description of Edith Carson interview, 1976 Oct. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646396952 ...