Broken Obelisk Day Proclamation "Broken Obelisk" a beloved landmark in Houston's Museum District, has recently undergone an 18-month restoration by the Menil Collection's conservation staff. Though created by Barnett Newman a decade before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, Houston art patrons and activists John and Dominique de Menil saw the work, with its dramatic broken-off top, as a fitting memorial to the civil-rights leader assassinated in 1968. Houston's "Broken Obelisk" is one of three made by Newman (the other two are at New York's Museum of Modern Art and at the University of Washington, Seattle). Reinstalled at its original site in time for this year's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, "Broken Obelisk" rises anew from the Rothko Chapel reflecting pool -- a landmark work of art and a powerful memorial to Dr. King. Marking the conclusion of Black History Month, on Sunday, February 26, 2006, The Rothko Chapel will re-dedicate the Barnett Newman sculpture "Broken Obelisk" in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Rothko Chapel and The Menil Collection will co-host the ceremony. The City of Houston salutes and commends the organizers and participants of this worthwhile endeavor, and extends best wishes for a successful and rewarding event. Therefore I, Bill White, Mayor of the City of Houston, hereby proclaim February 26, 2006 as Broken Obelisk Day in Houston Texas. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the Official Seal of the City of Houston to be affixed this 23rd day of February, 2006, A.D. Signed Bill White, Mayor of the City of Houston February 26 2006