Simon Schama's Power of Art Rothko
Born in Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils, Latvia) Rothko moved with his family to Portland, Oregon in 1913. His painting education was brief - he moved to New York to study under the artist Max Weber and then struck out on his own. Rothko is known for his abstract expressionism paintings, but he moved through more traditional styles in his early career, including Surrealist paintings in the 1940s. In 1947 he embarked on the first of his large abstract 'colour-field' paintings, formalising their structure further in the 1950s. Rothko had huge success with largescale solo shows, but committed suicide in 1970.
Primary Title
- Simon Schama's Power of Art
Secondary Title
- Rothko
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 12 December 2010
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 8
Channel
- Documentary Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Born in Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils, Latvia) Rothko moved with his family to Portland, Oregon in 1913. His painting education was brief - he moved to New York to study under the artist Max Weber and then struck out on his own. Rothko is known for his abstract expressionism paintings, but he moved through more traditional styles in his early career, including Surrealist paintings in the 1940s. In 1947 he embarked on the first of his large abstract 'colour-field' paintings, formalising their structure further in the 1950s. Rothko had huge success with largescale solo shows, but committed suicide in 1970.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Rothko, Mark 1903-1970
- Painters--United States
- Art
Genres
- Art
- Documentary
Hosts
- Simon Schama (Host)
Contributors
- BBC (Production Unit)
- Simon Schama (Writer)
- Carl Hindmarch (Producer)
- Carl Hindmarch (Director)
- Thirteen (Production Unit)
- WNET (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Rothko, Mark 1903-1970
- Painters--United States
- Art