The recently opened Rothko Pavilion at the #Portland #Art Museum pays homage to the artist who graduated from nearby Lincoln High School and took art classes in the original building which was a WPA project during the Great #Depression.
Selfie of the tooter outside the new Rothko Pavilion connecting the original Art Museum building (left) and a repurposed Mason Lodge purchased by the Portland Art Museum. The two older ‘wings’ had previously been connected by a tunnel!
Photo inside the Portland Art Museum showing a very large portrait OF the artist and an equally large painting BY the artist.