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Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant Rothko takes on his greatest challenge yet.

11/15/2019

Great Performances

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Preview: Season 47 Episode 8 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant Rothko takes on his greatest challenge yet.

Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant—and the growing competitive presence of a new generation of artists—Rothko takes on his greatest career challenge yet: to create a definitive series of paintings for the Philip Johnson-designed Four Seasons restaurant in architect Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Seagram Building.

11/15/2019

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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...

I Want to be a Painter

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Clip: S47 Ep8 | 1m 45s | Ken arrives to the studio and meets Rothko for the first time. (1m 45s)

Rothko's Rant on Other Artists

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Clip: S47 Ep8 | 1m 47s | Rothko and Ken debate the longevity of modern art. (1m 47s)

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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...

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