Rothko Room

The Real Rothko Room

In the story of The Rothko Room, the room itself features on a number of occasions. The real Rothko Room is to be found at Tate Modern, situated on the opposite side of the River Thames to St. Paul's Cathedral and adjacent to Shakespeare's Globe and because of this, it is a major tourist attraction. Arthur resents this almost as much as the fact that he resents the removal of the room from its original home in the Old Tate (now called, Tate Britain). He had carried out some of his best killings there and he misses it enormously. But what's in a space? Why should it matter? You may get an answer or two here:

Rothko at the Tate

Painting in the style of Mark Rothko by Anna Cruse

The Rothko Room

Anna and Black on Maroon 1958

I'm a little anxious about including my own photos of the Rothko Room here, since I was told by the Tate that although they (the Tate) have no objection to my using the images (I'd originally wanted them for the cover) the estate of Mark Rothko might have something to say about it.