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Broken Obelisk Re-Installation Time Lapse, 2016-12-09

 Item — Container: Shelf 80, Box: 6, Object: 1024
Identifier: 80.6.1024

Abstract

Dedicated in 1971, Barnett Newman’s Broken Obelisk stands in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the reflecting pool of the Rothko Chapel. The time lapse video documents the sculpture’s installation last month upon its return to Houston following a 10-month treatment to perform internal structural improvements as part of a regular maintenance cycle. The treatment was overseen by the Menil Collection’s conservation department in collaboration with the Chapel. Rights and Reproduction: Menil Collection

Dates

  • 2016-12-09

Extent

From the Series: 50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Appraisal

Risk Score 4 (Likelihood 1, Consequence 4).

Physical Description

DVD. MP4 01:05

Repository Details

Part of the Rothko Chapel Archives Repository

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