Breslin, James E. B.

James E. B. Breslin (1935-1996) was a professor of English and chair of the Department of Art Practice at the University of California at Berkeley, where he served on the faculty for thirty-two years.

His lifelong interest as a scholar lay in twentieth century American poetry and art. His first book was "William Carlos Williams: An American Artist", published by the University of Chicago Press in 1970. This was followed by "From Modern to Contemporary", which the Press published in 1984. "Mark Rothko: A Biography", which the Press first released in 1993 is his best-known book, and marke...