"Not since Jean Renoir's biography, '
Renoir, My Father, ' have we been granted such a personal, impassioned and engaging familial portrait of an artist. Combining memoir, biography, art treatise, criticism and psychology, Mr. Rothko addresses myriad aspects of his father's life and work, and especially people's misinterpretations. This book is as important for its insights into Mark Rothko as it is for its fervent argument that an artist's art comes first and must speak for itself."–Lance Esplund,
Wall Street Journal (Holiday Gift Book selection)
"[An] unusually personal and insightful melding of memoir and art criticism . . . a privileged, and fascinating, angle of vision."–
Kirkus Reviews "Christopher Rothko takes the dark myths head on with humor and insight and sheds new light on the man and his art . . . show[s] us new paths to his father's work . . . [in] artful, accessible prose. . . . [This] may be the finest book on Rothko I've ever read."–Bob Duggan,
Big Think "[Christopher Rothko's] collection of linked essays serves as a down-to-earth guide to (and guardian of) his father's oeuvre. . . . [and] as an affectionate and refreshing introduction."–Lincoln Perry,
American Scholar "An honest appreciation full of insight and earnestness . . . Christopher Rothko has written a passionate, persuasive defense of the greatness of his father's art."–Arlice Davenport,
Wichita Eagle
