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Mark Rothko and His Times
June 16, 2016
Funded by the Mark Rothko Foundation
From 1981-1985, the Archives interviewed thirty people associated with the painter Mark Rothko (1903-1970). Many of these individuals made significant contributions to mid-twentieth-century American art. This project, funded by the Rothko Foundation, focused primarily on Rothko's pre-1950 period; the interviewees recall how they met Mark Rothko, their relationships with him, his art, his working habits, his personal life, and his death.
Several of the interviews, such as those with Katharine Kuh, Jacob Kainen, and Joseph Solman, have considerably enriched the Oral History Program by their extensive documentation of those individuals' entire careers, as well as their relationships to Rothko.
- Allen, Sonia, 1890-1985
Oral history interview with Sonia Allen, 1984 September 15 - Avery, Sally Michel, 1902-2003
Oral history interview with Sally Avery, 1982 February 19 - Ben-Zion
Oral history interview with Ben-Zion interview, 1982 August 3-September 21 - Braddon, Bernard
Oral history interview with Bernard Braddon and Sidney Paul Schectman, 1981 October 9 - Briggs, Ernest, 1923-1984
Oral history interview with Ernest Briggs, 1982 July 12-October 21 - Caparn, Rhys, 1909-1997
Oral history interview with Rhys Caparn, 1983 November 23 - De Kooning, Elaine, 1918-1989
Oral history interview with Elaine de Kooning, 1981 August 27 - Ferber, Herbert, 1906-1991
Oral history interview with Herbert Ferber, 1981 June 2 - Gottlieb, Esther Dick
Oral history interview with Esther Dick Gottlieb, 1981 Oct. 22 - Hays, Juliette
Oral history interview with Juliette Hays, 1982 July 28 - Janis, Sidney, 1896-1989
Oral history interview with Sidney Janis, 1981 Oct. 15-Nov. 18 - Johnson, Buffie, 1912-2006
Oral history interview with Buffie Johnson, 1982 Nov. 13 - Kainen, Jacob, 1909-2001
Oral history interview with Jacob Kainen, 1982 Aug. 10-Sept. 22 - Kaufman, Louis, 1905-1994
Oral history interview with Louis Kaufman, 1985 Feb. 15 - Kufeld, Jack, 1907-1990
Oral history interview with Jack Kufeld, 1981 Oct. 5 - Kuh, Katharine, 1904-1994
Oral history interview with Katharine Kuh, 1982 Mar. 18-1983 Mar. 24 - Kunitz, Stanley, 1905-2006
Oral history interview with Stanley Kunitz, 1983 Dec. 8 - Liss, Joseph, 1911-1988
Oral history interview with Joseph Liss, 1982 Aug. 10 - Miller, Dorothy Canning, 1904-2003
Oral history interview with Dorothy C. Miller, 1981 May 14 - Motherwell, Robert Burns, 1915-1991
Oral history interview with Robert Motherwell, 1981 December 15 - Parsons, Betty
Oral history interview with Betty Parsons, 1981 June 11 - Putnam, Wallace, 1899-1989
Oral history interview with Wallace Putnam, 1982 Aug. 13-20 - Reis, Rebecca G., 1896-1988
Oral history interview with Rebecca Reis, 1980 - Roth, Maurice, 1892-1983
Oral history interview with Maurice Roth, 1984 September 15 - Siskind, Aaron, 1903-1991
Oral history interview with Aaron Siskind, 1982 September 28-October 2 - Solman, Joseph, 1909-2008
Oral history interview with Joseph Solman, 1981 May 6-8 - Sterne, Hedda, 1910-
Oral history interview with Hedda Sterne, 1981 December 17 - Tworkov, Jack, 1900-1982
Oral history interview with Jack Tworkov, 1981 May 22 - Vicente Perez, Esteban, 1903-2001
Oral history interview with Esteban Vicente, 1982 April 6 - Weinstein, Ed
Oral history interview with Ed Weinstein, 1983 June 14
Total Records: 30
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