In 1903 Mark Rothko (born Marcus Rothkowitz) was born in Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils, Latvia). When Rothko was 10 years old he and his family immigrated to the united stated resettling in Portland, Oregon. After Rothko graduated from high school having excelled in academics, he attended Yale University intending to study the liberal arts and the sciences. He left without graduating and moved to NEW YORK CITY. In the 1930’s Rothko was shown in one-person exhibitions and also exhibited with a group of modern artist called ‘the Ten’. His early paintings were scenes of urban life with a scene of isolation and mystery, but after world war two he turned to timeless themes of death and survival, and focus on concepts of ancient myths and religions,
