Author of New Biography of Mark Rothko on National Book Tour

PARIS - March 1, 2015 - PRLog -- “Once again, Annie Cohen-Solal has done it. As with her book on Leo Castelli, she has managed to bring not only Mark Rothko, but his time, to life. This book is a grand blend of biography, cultural history, and art criticism. Rare is the scholar who can pull it off so masterfully.”—David Myers, University of California, Los Angeles

“[A] tightly focused, profoundly clarifying biography… A defining and affecting tribute to a modern master. “—Booklist, Starred Review

“Gripping…This novelistic account is a rewarding close-up of Rothko’s personal life and his experience as a Jewish immigrant.” -- Kirkus, Starred Review

 A Letter From the Author

Paris, March 1^st, 2015

Dear friends and colleagues:

I am very pleased to be back in the US for the publication of Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel by Yale UP. I will be traveling around the country to present the book in March, April and September 2015. I hope that I will have an opportunity to meet with you at one of the events listed below. Please feel free to pass this program along, should you think of someone who might be interested in attending. Four years ago, when I started writing the proposal, I did not think that we would find ourselves in such a social and political context as that of today, but I do believe that Rothko's trajectory touches on the global threats that worry us all and shows that the rejections in the life of an immigrant can be overcome and turned into an asset.

Selected BOOK TOUR DATES AND LOCATIONS

New York: The Metropolitan Museum, Wednesday, March 11^th, 6:00 pm, in conversation with Marla Prather

Washington DC: Phillips Collection, Thursday, March 12^th, 7:00 pm, in conversation with Klaus Ottman

Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art, Saturday, March 14^th, 2:00 pm

San Francisco: JCCSF, Wednesday, March 18^th, 7:00 pm

Los Angeles: Skirball Center, Thursday, March 19, 8:00 pm

Boston: New Center, Wednesday, March 25^th, 7:30 pm

New York: Albertine, 972 Fitfth Avenue, Thursday, March 26^th, 6:00 pm, in conversation with Alexander Stille

Paris: The American Library in Paris, Wednesday, April 1^st, 7:30 pm

Martha’s Vineyard: The Chilmark Library, Saturday, September 12^th, (tbd)

Scranton, PA: University of Scranton, The Schemel Forum, Thursday September 17^th, noon to 1:30 pm

Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, Saturday, September 19^th, 4:00 pm


For more information on events, tickets,  go to  www.jewishlives.org