File:Photo of William Scott by James Scott in 1959.jpg

A photograph by James Scott of William Scott during a visit by Mark Rothko to the Scotts at Hallatrow, 1959.

The image is cropped, desaturated and tonal balance adjusted from the image at http://venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org/people/william-scott/image/352

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