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Rothko at Kennedy School’s History Pub
Posted by Kelsey Tyler | 07 February 2012 | Comments (0)
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What: History Pub, "Portland and the Art of Mark Rothko"
When: Monday, February 27 at 7 p.m.
Where: McMenamins Kennedy School
Free, and all ages are welcome!
One of the most celebrated artists associated with Abstract Expressionism in the United States, Mark Rothko (born Marcus Rothkowitz) spent his childhood in Portland and graduated in 1921 from Lincoln High School. He had his first major museum show at the Portland Art Museum in 1933. How did growing up here shape the young artist and can we find his Portland experience in his later paintings? And how does the biography of a complex historical figure like Rothko influence the performance of an actor playing him?
The Rothkowitz children: Albert is on the left, then Sonia, the man with
mustache is unidentified, then Marcus and Morris. Probably taken before 1910.
This History Pub is held in conjunction with both the Mark Rothko exhibition at the Portland Art Museum (February 18-May 27, 2012) and the production of John Logan’s Red at Portland Center Stage (February 21-March 18, 2012) . Join us for a frosty pint of handcrafted ale and a little art, history, and performance talk.
Presenters include:
Arcy Douglas is a Portland-based artist and writer who has done extensive research on Mark Rothko and his connections to Portland. Douglass has lectured at the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA), University of Oregon, and the Portland Art Museum and writes for the online arts publication PORT.
Daniel Benzali is a LA-based actor portraying Mark Rothko in the Portland Center Stage production of Red. With stage credits including Juan Peron in the London cast of Evita and faded film director Max von Mayerling alongside Patti LuPone in the original cast of Sunset Boulevard, Daniel is perhaps best known for his Golden Globe-nominated performance as the star of TV’s Murder One.
Organized by McMenamins, the Portland Art Museum and Portland Center Stage. The History Pub series is sponsored by McMenamins, the Oregon Historical Society and Holy Names Heritage.
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