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Chapel Paintings and Other Chapel Artworks

 Record Group — Container: RC02G, Box: 019
Identifier: RC02G.019

Scope and Contents

Includes: 01. References of Chapel Paintings and related materials in catalogues ad books 02. Fact Sheet: Rothko Chapel Conception and Realization, April 1964-Feb 1971 05. Letter from Mark Rothko, 1966 06. Harper Magazine, The Easy Chair: Mark Rothko Portrait of an artist as an angry man by John Fischer, July 1970 07. Request by Barnard J. Reis, size of paintings, 1971 08. Museum of Fine Arts and four extra chapel Painting, Feb 1971 – April 1974 09. Correspondence 1971-1972, four extra chapel paintings, March 1971-feb 1972 10. Placement and Size of Chapel Paintings, 1972 11. Goldreyer’s sizes of paintings and their numbering, Feb 8, 1974 12. John de Menil’s letter about contribution to Chapel cost and option to sell extras, March 4, 1971 13. Correspondence about Diane Waldman’s Remark about the Rothko Chapel, Oct-Nov 1978 14. Letter from Stamos about alternate paintings and Dominique’s reply, Oct 27, 1978 15. Dominique’s remarks about Goldreyer, Nov 4, 1978 16. Transcript: Conversation between Arnold Glimcher and Dominque de Menil, Feb 8, 1979 17. Article on Mark Rothko, Texas Flyer, July 1979 18. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – William C. Agee, Dec 1978-Jan 1979 19. Rothko Foundation, 1982-1986 20. Correspondence with Blinken, Pres of Rothko Foundation about holdings that belong to Rothko Chapel, May - July 1984 21. The Mark Rothko Foundation Gifts, 1986 23. Dedication of the Menil Collection, 1987 24. Rothko Chapel Collection at the Menil with numbers, July 11, 1989 25. Rothko Chapel Collection Numbering System, July 1989 27. References to four alternate Rothko Paintings in Board Minutes, Sep 17, 1991 28. Art in America 1996 Article, Rothko Exhibit at the Menil Collection, 1999 29. Paul Winkler’s Letter to Gene Aubry, copy of Rothko’s contract, Feb 12, 1999 30. Rothko Paintings, Paul Winkler Letter, 1999 31. Mark Rothko: The Artist of the Red Night, by Genevieve Vidal, 1999 32. Materials relating to alternate Rothko Paintings, 2002 33. Menil Collection’s Salute to the Rothko Chapel at 40 (draft), Nov 23, 2010 34. Clarification about Pair “A”, Pairs “B” and Pairs “C”, March 27, 2013 35. Consent of Board about Agreement between Rothko Chapel and Menil Foundation on Maintenance of Paintings, October 26 1987 36. Conservation Information About Rothko’s Paintings, 1988-1995 39. The Rothko Chapel Paintings by Sheldon Nodelman 40. Timeline for Chapel and Obelisk, 1986 41. Dimensions and heights of paintings from the floor 43. Dimensions and layout of chapel paintings: diagram 45. Fact sheet about measurements of Rothko Chapel Paintings, 1977 46. Painting Identification Letters (Carol Mancusi Ungaro), 1987 47. Conversation with Bernard Reis 48. Working with Rothko, a conversation between Roy Edwards and Ralph Pomeroy in New American Review, November 12 1971 49. Interview with Roy Edwards, Rothko’s Assistant, April 1977 51. Rothko Estate Court Case, 1977 52. Correspondence from Bradford Epley on hanging heights, March 3 2006 53. Correspondence regarding Transportation of Artwork to Chapel by Goldreyer, 1970-1972 54. Stamos Correspondence regarding Installation of the Paintings in the Chapel, 1970 55. Explanation by DDM about color of the Chapel paintings. Correspondence with Simone Swan (Withers Swan) regarding photogrpahy of paintings by Thomas Ness for "Art News" (March 1971) 56. Chronology of Commission to dedication, 1987

Dates

  • 1971

Extent

From the Series: 10 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Rothko Chapel Archives Repository

Contact:
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