Mark Rothko, born in 1903 in Daugavpils, Latvia, immigrated to the United States at the age of ten, settling in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1921 before briefly attending Yale University, which he left in 1923 without graduating.
Among Rothko's special awards were his election to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1968 and the honorary degree of doctor of fine arts from Yale University in 1969.
Education
In 1929 Rothko started teaching at the Center Academy of the Brooklyn Jewish Center
Rothko then moved to New York City, after leaving Yale University, and studied at Art Students League
Rothko studied liberal arts and sciences during his time at Yale University
Rothko graduated from Portland's Lincoln High School in 1921
Rothko attended Yale University and left without graduating on 1923
Challenges
Rothko commited suicide at age 67 in 1970
Rothko dropped out of Yale because of heavy drinking destroying his health
Rothko's father died 7 months after they moved to the United States
Early life
Mark Rothko immigrated to the United States when he was 10 years old and settled in Portland, Oregano
Mark Rothko was born on September 25, 1903 in Daugavpils, Latvia. (Present day Latvia and Russia back when Rothko was born)
