Mark Rothko Artist

Mark Rothko (/ˈrɒθkoʊ/; Latvian: Markus Rotkovičs, Russian: Марк Ро́тко; born Ма́ркус Я́ковлевич Ротко́вич, Marcus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz; September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970) was an American painter of Russian Jewish descent. He is generally identified as an Abstract Expressionist. With Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, he is one of the most famous postwar American artists.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Rothkowitz Marcus Yakovlevich (birth name)
Birth date	September 25, 1903
Birth place	Latvia , Vitebsk Governorate , Russian Empire , Daugavpils
Nationality	United States
Date of death	February 25, 1970
Place of death	Manhattan , United States , New York