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Houston's Rothko Chapel is Vandalized in a Pro-White Hate Incident, 2018-05-22

 Item — Container: Shelf 79, Box: 222
Identifier: 20180522_ARTNET

Scope and Contents

Houston’s Rothko Chapel Is the Victim of a “Hate Incident” – The fabled chapel, a nondenominational venue that the Abstract Expressionist created for prayer and meditation, was vandalized on Friday. White paint was spilled at the entrance and in the pool around Barnett Newman’s sculpture dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr., while flyers were strewn about that read, “It’s okay to be white.” (Houston Chronicle)

Dates

  • Publication: 2018-05-22

Extent

From the Series: 1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Bibliography

Artnet, https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-industry-news-may-22-2018-1290149

Repository Details

Part of the Rothko Chapel Archives Repository

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