Altar of Orpheus
1975.13.A
Date
Medium
Support
Dimensions
20 3/4 x 14 7/8 in. (52.7 x 37.8 cm)
Inscription
Lower right in graphite: MARK ROTHKO
Collection
Western Gallery, Western Washington University, Gift of the Washington Art Consortium through the Virginia Wright Fund, 1975.13.A. © Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko
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Exhibitions
American Works on Paper, 1945–1975, M. Knoedler & Company, New York, November – December, 1975, cat. 37, as The Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Tacoma Art Museum, January 7 – February 14, 1977, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Museum of Art, Washington State University, February 28 – April 1, 1977, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, April 8 – 28, 1977, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, September 3 – October 15, 1978, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Lake Placid Center for Music, Drama and Art, November 12 – December 17, 1978, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Arts Club of Chicago, January 10 – February 14, 1979, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Louisiana State Union, Louisiana State University, March 11 – April 22, 1979, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center, Western Kentucky University, May 20 – July 1, 1979, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Columbus Museum of Art, July 29 – September 9, 1979, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, University Gallery, University of Florida, October 7 – November 18, 1979, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Tyler Museum of Art, December 22, 1979 – February 3, 1980, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Kimball Art Center, June 1 – July 13, 1980, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Emily Carr College of Art, January 1 – February 1, 1982.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, April 30 – June 6, 1982, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, California State University Fine Arts Gallery, September 26 – October 20, 1983, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Museum of Art, Washington State University, September 2 – 27, 1986, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art 1945–1975, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, April 9 – May 22, 1988, as Altar of Orpheus.
The New York School, Seattle Art Museum, November 23, 1988 – January 29, 1989.
Washington Art Consortium: Works on Paper 1945–1975, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, June 19 – August 12, 1989, as Altar of Orpheus.
Focus on the Figure, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, July 1 – August 2, 1991.
Stars and Stripes: American Prints and Drawings, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, May 10 – June 10, 1995.
Hand and Mind: Contemporary Approaches to Drawing, Tacoma Art Museum, April 13 – June 23, 1996.
The Last Five Decades: Works on Paper, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, January 4 – February 9, 1999.
American Works on Paper, 1945–1975, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, November 20, 1999 – January 15, 2000, as Altar of Orpheus.
American Masters of the Twentieth Century, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, June 1 – August 11, 2002.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975: The Washington Art Consortium Collection, Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, November 8 – December 29, 2002, as Altar of Orpheus.
Noguchi and Dance, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, April 4 – June 10, 2005.
Washington Art Consortium: A Model of Collaboration, Wright Exhibition Space, December 8, 2005 – May 5, 2006.
The Artist's Hand: American Works on Paper, 1945–1975, from the Washington Art Consortium Collection, Museum of Art, Washington State University, September 28 – December 15, 2012, as Altar of Orpheus.
System of Viewing, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, July 2 – October 5, 2019.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Tacoma Art Museum, January 7 – February 14, 1977, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Museum of Art, Washington State University, February 28 – April 1, 1977, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, April 8 – 28, 1977, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, September 3 – October 15, 1978, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Lake Placid Center for Music, Drama and Art, November 12 – December 17, 1978, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Arts Club of Chicago, January 10 – February 14, 1979, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Louisiana State Union, Louisiana State University, March 11 – April 22, 1979, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center, Western Kentucky University, May 20 – July 1, 1979, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Columbus Museum of Art, July 29 – September 9, 1979, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, University Gallery, University of Florida, October 7 – November 18, 1979, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Tyler Museum of Art, December 22, 1979 – February 3, 1980, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Kimball Art Center, June 1 – July 13, 1980, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Emily Carr College of Art, January 1 – February 1, 1982.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, April 30 – June 6, 1982, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, California State University Fine Arts Gallery, September 26 – October 20, 1983, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975, Museum of Art, Washington State University, September 2 – 27, 1986, as Altar of Orpheus.
Works on Paper: American Art 1945–1975, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, April 9 – May 22, 1988, as Altar of Orpheus.
The New York School, Seattle Art Museum, November 23, 1988 – January 29, 1989.
Washington Art Consortium: Works on Paper 1945–1975, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, June 19 – August 12, 1989, as Altar of Orpheus.
Focus on the Figure, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, July 1 – August 2, 1991.
Stars and Stripes: American Prints and Drawings, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, May 10 – June 10, 1995.
Hand and Mind: Contemporary Approaches to Drawing, Tacoma Art Museum, April 13 – June 23, 1996.
The Last Five Decades: Works on Paper, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, January 4 – February 9, 1999.
American Works on Paper, 1945–1975, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, November 20, 1999 – January 15, 2000, as Altar of Orpheus.
American Masters of the Twentieth Century, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, June 1 – August 11, 2002.
Works on Paper: American Art, 1945–1975: The Washington Art Consortium Collection, Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, November 8 – December 29, 2002, as Altar of Orpheus.
Noguchi and Dance, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, April 4 – June 10, 2005.
Washington Art Consortium: A Model of Collaboration, Wright Exhibition Space, December 8, 2005 – May 5, 2006.
The Artist's Hand: American Works on Paper, 1945–1975, from the Washington Art Consortium Collection, Museum of Art, Washington State University, September 28 – December 15, 2012, as Altar of Orpheus.
System of Viewing, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, July 2 – October 5, 2019.
References
M. Knoedler and Company. American Works on Paper: 1945-1975. New York, 1975: n.p., cat. 37 (b/w).
Krauss, Rosalind. Works on Paper: American Art 1945–1975. Bellingham, WA, 1977: 11, 77 (b/w).
Bruce, Chris, and Virginia Wright. The Artist's Hand: American Works on Paper, 1945–1975, from the Washington Art Consortium Collection. Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 2012: 106, 131, 107 (color).
Krauss, Rosalind. Works on Paper: American Art 1945–1975. Bellingham, WA, 1977: 11, 77 (b/w).
Bruce, Chris, and Virginia Wright. The Artist's Hand: American Works on Paper, 1945–1975, from the Washington Art Consortium Collection. Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 2012: 106, 131, 107 (color).
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