Exhibition History"MCM - Y2K: A CENTURY OF ART ON PAPER," Des Moines Art Center, Dec. 11, 1999 - Feb. 13, 2000
"Styles of the Times: The 1940s," Des Moines Art Center, Jan. 2 - Mar. 1, 1998
"The Abstract Tradition in American Art," Des Moines Art Center, Dec. 7, 1991 - Feb. 23, 1992
"The Calligraphic Statement," South Dakota Memorial Art Center, Brookings, Mar. 20 - Apr. 24, 1977
"The Kirsch Years 1936-1958," a testimonial exhibition assembled from the collections of the Des Moines Art Center and the University of Nebraska Art Galleries, Lincoln; Des Moines Art Center, Jan. 7 - Feb. 10, 1974; Sheldon Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Feb. 25 - Mar. 31, 1974
Published References"The Kirsch Years 1936 - 1958," Des Moines Art Center and the University of Nebraska Art Galleries, Lincoln, 1974, exh. cat. no.60
"The Calligraphic Statement," South Dakota Memorial Art Center, Brookings, 1977, exh. cat. no.22, ill.
DES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. & b/w ill. p.187, pl.121
"Styles of the Times: The 1940s," Des Moines Art Center, Jan. 2 - Mar. 1, 1998
"The Abstract Tradition in American Art," Des Moines Art Center, Dec. 7, 1991 - Feb. 23, 1992
"The Calligraphic Statement," South Dakota Memorial Art Center, Brookings, Mar. 20 - Apr. 24, 1977
"The Kirsch Years 1936-1958," a testimonial exhibition assembled from the collections of the Des Moines Art Center and the University of Nebraska Art Galleries, Lincoln; Des Moines Art Center, Jan. 7 - Feb. 10, 1974; Sheldon Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Feb. 25 - Mar. 31, 1974
Published References"The Kirsch Years 1936 - 1958," Des Moines Art Center and the University of Nebraska Art Galleries, Lincoln, 1974, exh. cat. no.60
"The Calligraphic Statement," South Dakota Memorial Art Center, Brookings, 1977, exh. cat. no.22, ill.
DES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. & b/w ill. p.187, pl.121
DimensionsSheet (/Image): 25 15/16 × 19 15/16 in. (65.9 × 50.6 cm)
Accession Number 1956.23
Classificationswork on paper
CopyrightARS
SignedMark Rothko (l,r)
InscriptionsTo my dear friend Ben to whose care I confidently consign this offspring
Mark Rothko (verso u,l)
ProvenanceArtist; Benjamin Weiss, New York [acquired from the previous]; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 1956]
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