Key chapel individuals
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Includes people important to chapel history such as Nabila Drooby, Roberto Rossellini (in his role as director), Simone Swan, Thomas Shannon, Sissy Farendholt, Suna Umari, Carol Mancusi-Ungaro, Christopher Rothko. Does not include key individuals such as Dominique and John de Menil, Mark Rothko, Howard Barnstone, Oscar Romero and Eugene Aubrey, who have their own subject headings.
Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
25th Anniversary of the Rothko Chapel: Speaker Andrew Young , 1996-02-27
File — Drawer 86, Folder: 18
Identifier: 86.18
Abstract
Suna Umaria, Cherie Bourgin
Dates:
Event: 1996-02-27
40th Anniversary Celebration , 2011-05-18
File — Drawer 86, Folder: 46
Identifier: 86.46
Abstract
June Deadrick, Emma Jacobs, Tarick Woemer, Donna and Max Chapman, Emily and Tyler Van Houtan,Molly Gochman, Vance Muse, Michael Piana, Paul Hensley,Jay Jones, Terry Wayne Jones, William Hill, Abigail Owen, Ralph Abendshein,Joshua Espinato, Jessica Rossman,Bill and Stephanir Whitehurst, Kenneth King, Sandra Skipwith,Sean Hammerle, Chris Wilkinson, Ken Meyer, Ruchi Mukhergee, Sterling Ablack,Katherine and Mark Yzaguirre, Catherine Hennesy, Laura and Billy Wells, Truett and Harriet Latimer,...
Dates:
Event: 2011-05-18
1993 Oscar Romero Award Recipients Speaking at Rice University and Houston Press Club, 1994-08-11
File — Drawer 86, Folder: 14
Identifier: 86.14
Abstract
Suna Umari,Gordava Knezevic, Fr Andre Scrima, Kemal Kurspahic,
Dates:
Event: 1994-08-11
A Conversation about Barnett Newman , 2011-09-24
File — Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 25
Identifier: 30.93.25
Abstract
With Carol Mancusi-UngaroCarol Mancusi-Ungaro, co-author of the 2004 Barnett Newman: A Catalogue Raisonné, will address issues pertaining to the history, presence, and preservation of Newman’s Broken Obelisk. Installed on the plaza of the Rothko Chapel in 1970, the sculpture embraces the ethos of the Chapel while embodying the cultural development of Houston. Barnett Newman (1905-1970), best known as a painter, is indelibly linked with the Rothko Chapel as the...
Dates:
Event: 2011-09-24
A Grand Occasion, honoring Sissy Farenthold and Lynn Wyatt , 2017-05-11
File — Shelf 31, Box: 97, Folder: 38
Identifier: 31.97.38
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.
Dates:
Event: 2017-05-11
African Art: Embracing the Other’s Culture and Tradition , 2006-06-08
File — Shelf 29, Box: 87, Folder: 28
Identifier: 29.87.28
Abstract
By Dr. Elias Bongmba and Simone Swan
Dates:
Event: 2006-06-08
An Act of Faith , 2011-02-19
File — Shelf 30, Box: 92, Folder: 20
Identifier: 30.92.20
Abstract
The Rothko Chapel and the Transformative Power of Art, A Series
"Acts of Faith"
The Reverend Susan J. BarnesThis series will celebrate the artistic and spiritual import of the Rothko Chapel, bringing three speakers with close ties to Mark Rothko and the Chapel.The Reverend Susan J. Barnes will address the overarching issue of faith and spirituality in the lives and enterprises of the Menils—of which the Rothko Chapel was the first outward and visible sign: the first...
Dates:
Event: 2011-02-19
Carter-Menil Human Rights Award , 1991-12-07 - 1991-12-08
File — Drawer 86, Folder: 06
Identifier: 86.06
Abstract
Copyright: Associated Press/Wide World Photos
Copyright: Nicholas RussellDominique de Menil, Jimmy Carter, Nelson Mandela,Guadamuz, Bishop Quezada, Mr. Ramiro de Leon Carpio, Maria Mirtala Lopez, Ignacio Gomez, Dr. Roman Custidio,Juan Guillermo, Cano Busquets,Nabila Drooby, Rev. Bill Lawson, Mrs. Bill Lawson, Mr. Paul Winkler,Ambassador Don Easum, Governor Ann Richards, Mayor Kathy Whitmire,The Hon. Jim Moody, Dr. Peter Wood, Maria Mirtala Lopez, Suy Perebal, Dr Ramon...
Dates:
Event: 1991-12-07 - 1991-12-08
Celebration Honoring Chapel’s Charter Lifetime Members, 2011-02-27
File — Shelf 30, Box: 92, Folder: 26
Identifier: 30.92.26
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.
Dates:
Event: 2011-02-27
Champagne reception in honor of Frances “Sissy” Farenthold, 2015-06-16
File — Shelf 31, Box: 95, Folder: 44
Identifier: 31.95.44
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.
Dates:
Event: 2015-06-16