Item Information
Title: Interview about Mark Rothko with Laura Westby
Date: 2009 April 6
Physical Details: 1 sound cassette ; 1 hr., 41 min., 11 sec.
Description: Ruth Fine interviews Laura Westby. Discussion centers on Westby's work as Mark Rothko's assistant and teaching assistant. Westby tells stories relating to her experiences with Rothko and Rothko's other assistant Oliver Steindecker. Also included is Rothko deciding to discard sketches and color tests and Marlborough Fine Art selling them after Rothko had died.
Creator: Westby, Laura
Forms part of: Ruth Fine papers, 1929-2016
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Laura Westby and Ruth Fine. Interview about Mark Rothko with Laura Westby, 2009 April 6. Ruth Fine papers, 1929-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Availability: This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Digital ID: 24408