Dive into the Collection: The Rothko Room
with Elsa Smithgall
Join Elsa Smithgall, Chief Curator, in The Phillips Collection archives to learn about the museum’s Rothko Room and the unprecedented reinstallation now on view, featuring three paintings by Rothko on loan from the Rothko family. After the talk, enjoy a special display on the genesis of The Rothko Room developed by Juli Folk, Manager of Archives & Library Resources.
IMAGE: Installation of Rothko Room Reinstallation featuring (left to right) No. 12, 1951, Mixed media on canvas, Collection of Christopher Rothko; Green and Maroon, 1953, Oil on canvas, The Phillips Collection, Acquired 1957; No. 14, 1951, Oil on canvas, Collection of Kate Rothko Prizel. Photo: Lee Stalsworth