Mark Rothko Research Paper

Mark Rothko was a Russian born American painter and printmaker. His style and use of color classified him as an abstract expressionist. Mark Rothko was born on September 25, 1903 in Russia. He was the fourth child of Jacob Rothkowitz, a pharmacist who brought his family a modest living. To avoid his sons from being drafted into the army, Jacob Rothkowitz and his family immigrated to the United States. They settled in Portland, Oregon when Mark was ten years old. A few months after they arrived, Jacob Rothkowitz died, leaving his family with little economic resources. Mark first started school in 1913, he accelerated past his grade level and he later received a scholarship to Yale. After his second year, Mark dropped out of Yale.
In 1923 Mark