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Rothko, then an unhappy and lonely child in a strange country, who
interfered with his cocktail hour when he visited the Rothkos in
Italy.) Instead, Meyers puts all the blame on Kate for the outcome
of the case when he writes that, "Kate finally had her way, of course"
- as if she, and not Judge Midonick, had handed down the decision
against all four defendants, removing Levine, Stamos, and Reis as
executors of the foundation, and ordering Frank Lloyd to return any
of Rothko's paintings still in his possession and to pay a fine.
As a result of the trial, the Rothko Foundation, it is gratifying
to know, has been restructured, and is now acting in accordance
with Rothko's wishes and in the interests of his children. But one
question remains: why did Meyers, after all these years, decide to
reopen the "Rothko Case" with insufficient material to substantiate
his opinions? His incomplete history serves only to cast an obfuscat–
ing shadow over a complicated and ugly story- and to exonerate
those responsible for it.
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Wayne C. Booth
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