Mark Rothko letter to Lee Krasner
Object Details
- Creator
- Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970
- Krasner, Lee, 1908-1984
- Subject
- Pollock, Jackson
- Place of publication, production, or execution
- Other
- Physical Description
- Letter : 2 p. : handwritten ; 28 x 22 cm.
- Summary
- Rothko writes to express his sorrow at learning of the death of Jackson Pollock.
- Citation
- Mark Rothko. Mark Rothko letter to Lee Krasner, 1956 Aug. 16. Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner papers, circa 1914-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Use Note
- Current copyright status is undetermined
- Location Note
- Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
- 1956 Aug. 16
- Record number
- (DSI-AAA)13546
- Type
- Correspondence
- See more items in
- Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner papers, circa 1914-1984, bulk 1942-1984
- Archives of American Art
- Topic
- Condolence notes
- Death
- Record ID
- AAADCD_item_13546
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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