Mark Rothko Estate Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Reis, Bernard J.
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content: Bernard J. Reis papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.9 Linear Feet (Box 1-2)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1958-1983
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.reisbern, Series 5
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series contains incorporation documents, by-laws, meeting minutes, and treasurer's reports for the Mark Rothko Foundation, bills, receipts, contracts, financial reports, inventories, sales records, papers concerning the Mary Alice "Mell" Rothko Estate, medical, insurance, and social security records, tax documents for the estate and Rothko family, news and magazine clippings, and two mixed media scrapbooks. Also found in this series are Mark Rothko's correspondence, correspondence regarding the Rothko Chapel and gift to the Tate Gallery, and general estate correspondence. Of note are papers related to the Rothko trial, including appendix, briefs, the court's ruling, exhibits, injunction opposition and motion to stay documents, memoranda and notes, and a transcript of Rebecca Reis's testimony.