{"product_id":"mark-rothko-a-biography-paperback","title":"Mark Rothko: A Biography - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames E. B. Breslin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book of heroic dimensions, this is the first full-length biography of one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century--a man as fascinating, difficult, and compelling as the paintings he produced. Drawing on exclusive access to Mark Rothko's personal papers and over one hundred interviews with artists, patrons, and dealers, James Breslin tells the story of a life in art--the personal costs and professional triumphs, the convergence of genius and ego, the clash of culture and commerce. Breslin offers us not only an enticing look at Rothko as a person, but delivers a lush, in-depth portrait of the New York art scene of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s--the world of Abstract Expressionism, of Pollock, Rothko, de Kooning, and Klein, which would influence artists for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In Breslin, Rothko has the ideal biographer--thorough but never tedious, a good storyteller with an ear for the spoken word, fond but not fawning, and possessed of a most rare ability to comment on non-representational art without sounding preposterous.\"--Robert Kiely, \u003ci\u003eBoston Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Breslin impressively recreates Mark Rothko's troubled nature, his tormented life, and his disturbing canvases. . . . The artist's paintings become almost tangible within Breslin's pages, and Rothko himself emerges as an alarming physical force.\"--Robert Warde, \u003ci\u003eHungry Mind Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This remains beyond question the finest biography so far devoted to an artist of the New York School.\"-Arthur C. Danto, \u003ci\u003eBoston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Clearly written, full of intelligent insights, and thorough.\"--Hayden Herrera, \u003ci\u003eArt in America\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Breslin spent seven years working on this book, and he has definitely done his homework.\"-Nancy M. Barnes, \u003ci\u003eBoston Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"He's made the tragedy of his subject's life the more poignant.\"--Eric Gibson, \u003ci\u003eThe New Criterion\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Mr. Breslin's book is, in my opinion, the best life of an American painter that has yet been written . . . a biographical classic. It is painstakingly researched, fluently written and unfailingly intelligent in tracing the tragic course of its subject's tormented character.\"--Hilton Kramer, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, front page review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames E. B. Breslin (1936-1996) was professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Modern to Contemporary: American Poetry, 1945-1965\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWilliam Carlos Williams: An American Artist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames E. B. Breslin\u003c\/b\u003e (1936-96) was professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Modern to Contemporary: American Poetry, 1945-1965\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWilliam Carlos Williams: An American Artist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 764\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.68 x 9.37 x 6.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460336664754,"sku":"9780226074061","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9b9648c9e29b095daeb064b293b6c7d2.webp?v=1778917631","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/mark-rothko-a-biography-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}