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Dedication and Public Opening of the Rothko Chapel, 1971-02-26 - 1971-02-28

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 26.78.04

Scope and Contents

Box 01.01 includes:

01. Folder #1 a. 6 copies of the program Dedication of Rothko Chapel: Order of Celebration, Friday, February 26, 1971, 7pm b. 6 copies of the program Dedication of the Rothko Chapel and Barnett Newman's Broken Obelisk, February 27, 28, 1971 c. 5 copies of the program Public Opening of the Rothko Chapel, 1pm, Sunday, February 28, 1971

02. Folder # 2 a. John de Menil letter to Dr. Thompson L. Shannon about Chapel Annex, November 10, 1969

03. Folder #3 a. Letter to Simone Swan requesting a letter from the Menils to Coretta King, along with the inclusion of relevant press stuff or significant issues, September 15, 1970

04. Folder #4 a. Text of Mrs. Coretta King's telegram to Dr. Thompson Shannon on the dedication of the MLK Memorial, the Broken Obelisk, February 24, 1971

05. Folder # 5 a. Letter from Thomas W. Fortenbery, Vice President asking John de Menil to meet with the Hobbys and have them involved in Chapel, October 14, 1970 b. Handwritten note, 10-10-70; Dear Ann, We're heart sick as you'll see from the letter of which I'm sendin your copy. Yours, ? c. Handwritten note, 10-10-70; The Editor of the Houston Post from de Menils, correcting the article about the Chapel published by Post d. Letter to John Devine from John de Menil; de Menil sent a copy of a letter from Marguerite Barnes; November 10, 1970

06. Folder #6 a. Progress Report on Rothko Chapel sent to To Fortenberry, de Menils, and Dr. Shannon, December 9, 1970 from Simone Swan b. Letter to Dominque de Menil from Thomas W. Fortenbery volunteering support to have institutions to have special exhibitions or publicly desingate current exhibits in honor of the Rothko Chapl opening; October 13, 1970 c. Handwritten note: "KORAB will do the pictures Free Dec 20 Karl Found him d. Letter from John de Menil to Tom Fortenbery informing Fortenbery that de Menil does not want to be interviewed but will write the text with Simone's help; 10/27/1970 e. Letter from Thomas W. Fortenbery to Dominiquestating the need of a letterhead for the Institute of Religion; 10/14/1970 f. Letter from Thomas W. Fortenbery to Dominique about fundraising efforts and Andre Chrispin; 10/14/1970 g. Schedule # 1 September/October 1970, Institute of Religion, Houston h. Letter from Thomas Forenbery to Dominique in regards to the formal invitation to the opening of Rothko Chapel; 10/28/1970 i. Letter from Thomas W. Fortenbery to Dominique with an update to his letter from the previous day; 10/29/1970

07. Folder #7 Personal Invitation from the de Menils for dedication and responses, 1970

08. Folder #8 List of acceptances and regrets, 1971

09. Folder #9 Correspondence Fr. Dupuy and Fr. Khodr, 12/13/1971

10. Folder #10 Correspondence after Dedication, 1971

11. Folder #11 Public Opening of the Rothko Chapel and Dedication of Broken Obelisk Schedule; 02/28/1971

12. Folder #12 Institute of Religion and Human Development, Statements; Center for Ecumenicl Celebration, 1969-1970

13. Folder #13 Media Coverage, 1970 14. Folder #14 Press Kits and Press Release Drafts, 1970

15. Folder #15 Guest List Preparations, 1970 16. Folder #16 Invitation Lists for Opening, 1970

17. Folder #17 J. Richard Taft and Associates, Inc; agenda for meeting September 18, Opening of Rothko Chapel, Sept 15, 1970 18. Folder #18 Invitations sent by Dr. Shannon, 1970-1971 19. Folder #19 Dr. Shannon's thank you letters, March 1971

20. Folder #20 Guest list for celebration and dinner, February 26, 1971 21. Folder #21 Dedication, guest list, February 27-28, 1971

22. Folder #22 List of particpants for opening, 1971 23. Folder #23 Dedication program (Coretta King) 1971 24. Folder #24 Dedication Mrs. De Menil, 1971 25. Folder #25 Logistics for opening, 1971

26. Folder #26 Statement about Rothko Chapel and Institute of Religion by the Institute, 1971 27. Folder #27 Invitation address by Institute of Religion, 1971

28. Folder #28 Invitation to the Dedication, Feb 27-28, 1971 29. Folder #29 Schedule of Events, Feb 26-28, March 1-2, 1971

30. Folder #30 List of Invited Participants, 1971 31. Folder #31 "A Personal View of the Rothko Chapel and the Newman Obelisk" John Perreault, 1972 32. Folder #32 Media Coverage for Rothko Chapel Opening, 1971 33. Folder #33 Institute of Religion and Human Development, Rothko Chapel press release folders

34. Folder #34 Mailer for Opening 35. Folder #35 Brochure 36. Folder #36 Smithsonian Article about Rothko Chapel

37. Folder #37 Opening Newspapers Clippings, 1971 38. Folder #38 Note about the Chapel by Robert Rosenblum, 02/8/1972

39. Folder #39 The Fine Arts by Katharine Kuh, 04/1971 40. Folder #40 Domus article about the Rothko Chapel, May 1971 41. Folder #41 Correspondence, 1971-1972 42. Folder #42 Rossellini Caps Quest with Filming of "Science" 10-12 hour film, 1971 43. Folder #43 Opening addresses by John de Menil and press releases, 1971 44. Folder #44 Address by Dominique de Menil, Feb. 26, 1971 45. Folder #45 Dedication Ceremony Invitation and Program, 2/26/1971 46. Guest List

Dates

  • Event: 1971-02-26 - 1971-02-28

Extent

From the Series: 10 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Dedication of the chapel on Feb 26/27, dedication of the Broken Obelisk on Feb 28

Related Materials

Materials 26.78.04 Photos 84.05, 84.06 O:\RC10_Public_Programs\RC10A_Programs\FY1971_1981_Decade1\19710226_Dedication_26-78-04 O:\RC09_Audiovisual_Media\RC09A_Photos_And_Data\EventPhotos1970s\19710226_ChapelDedicationPhotos

Repository Details

Part of the Rothko Chapel Archives Repository

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