Responses to the Chapel
Scope and Contents
01. Quotes from Comment Books 02. The Artist, Poem by Stanley Kunitz 03. Poem about Chapel by Visitor 04. Rice Student Papers, 1972 05. The Darkness, The Stillness, and the Light, by Susan Pontious, August 1972 06. Poem by Harvey Quaytman, 1973-1976 07. Impressions of the Rothko Chapel, poem by Brother John Wheeler Fairfax III, June 24 1974 08. Broken Obelisk, Poem by Douglas Milburn, July 10 1974 09. Broken Obelisk, Poem by PhD Student Patricia Clark, 1986 10. Mark Rothko Address by Peter McDonald, 1989 11. The Rothko Chapel: Beyond Church, Temple, or Mosque, by Kelley Blewster, 1996 12. The Rothko Chapel, by George Demico, December 7 1995 13. UNICEF Certificate of Appreciation, 2010 14. Chuck Webster Notebooks, 2013 15. Best of Houston: Best Place to Relax 2014 16. Gift of Mohawk Basket by Chief Tom Porter 17. Houston Peace and Justice Center, Sixth Annual Awards Dinner, Honoring Center for Constitutional Rights, The Rothko Chapel, University of Houston Students against Sweatshops - Alice E Valdez (University of Houston Hotel), November 21 2008 18. Comment About Chapel by Javier Lentini from Spain, October 8 1988 19. Stopping by Rothko, Kristine A. Culp, June 4 2016 20. Recognition of Rothko Chapel by Magazines 21. Edwin B Sanders Correspondence, January 7 2013 22. Pellizzi’s first draft of article for “Art and Activism, 2007 23. Mark Rothko: A Cross-Model Approach by Ann Sarno, 2006 24. Paper: Color Field Painting by Sara Calland 25. The Architectural Space Apprehended from work of Mark Rothko by Aurelio Vellespin Muniesa 26. A Force More Powerful Film Synopsis, 2004 27. A Metropolis of Bayou, Christopher Dunn Poetry Publication 28. Art Beyond Art: Uncloaking Houston’s Gems of the Byzantine and Rothko Chapels by Marcia Brennan, April 2010 29. Protest Against Chapel, National Democratic Policy Committee (LaRouche), 1983 30. Thank you notes addressed to De Menils 31. Thank you notes for tours 32. Susan Pontious' paper comparing TS Eliot's Four Quartets and Rothko Chapel, June 1 1972 33. Responses to the opening of the Rothko Chapel, 1971-1972 34. Texas AandM Architecture Students Project, 2001 35. Thesis: Rothko Chapel - Art as Religious Experience, Jan-Apr 2011 36. Houston's Poet Laureate connects with our city, Houston Chronicle, June 14 2015 37. A Personal View of the Rothko Chapel and the Newman Obelisk by John Perreault, 1972 38. Chapel Vandalism, May 18 2018 39. Jessie Sargent (Mrs. Francis W. Sargent) letter to John de Menil in response to visiting the chapel 40. Douglas Milburn poem Broken Obelisk, July 10 1974 41. Reaction by chapel visitor 42. Reaction to defacement of Broken Obelisk, December 1979-January 1980 - Articles, correspondence, slides 43. Lyndon LaRouche and National Democratic Policy Committee attacks against the Rothko Chapel, January 1982 44. Memorandum to the Board from Anne Mead abut defaced Broken Obelisk, June 3, 1980 45. Memo to file from Carol Mancusi-Ungaro regarding treatment of vandelized Broken Obelisk (June 9, 1985) with assistance from Paul Winkler. 46. Untitled anonymous essay, undated 48. Reaction to the chapel by Buckminster Fuller, undated 50. Comments from the Visitor's Book Compiled By Lynn Bliss, 2016 and 2024 51. Robert Rosemblaum's reaction to the Rothko Chapel - Correspondence to John and Dominique de Menil, February 8, 1972 52. Complimentary letters, 1972 53. Complimentary letters, 1973 54. Complimentary letters, 1974 55. Complimentary letters, 1975 56. French Ambassador (Francois de Laboulaye) letter regarding visit to the Chapel, November 23, 1979 57. Correspondence from Wilder Green (Director, AFA Trustees and National Patrons) regarding visit to Chapel, April 21, 1980 58. Correspondence and donations from vistors, 1980 59. Sample from Guest Book, 1981 60. Correspondence about Chapel, April 30, 1981 61. Group visits or request to visit Chapel, 1981-1982 62. Visitor comments/reactions, 1973-1982 63. Visitor comments/reactions, 1973-1989
Dates
- 1971
Extent
From the Series: 10 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Responses of visitors to the chapel and the Broken Obelisk. Includes correspondence, quotes, poems, and academic papers. Also includes documentation of vandalism.
Repository Details
Part of the Rothko Chapel Archives Repository