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:
Colloquium I: Traditional Modes of Contemplation and Action , 1973-07-22 - 1973-07-30
File — Drawer 84, Folder: 08
Identifier: 84.08
Abstract
Sayyed Hossein Nasr, Leo Schaya, Andre Scrima, Lama L.P. Lhalungpa, Raimon Panikkar, Wande Abimbola, Pandit Pran Nath, Yusuf Ibish, Ala-din Drooby, Nabila Drooby, Francesco Pellizzi, T.M.P. Mahadevan, Mrs. Saran, A.K. Saran, Toshihiko Izutsu, Joel Elkes, Jacob Needleman, Jihad Abu-Mrad, Huston-Smith, E. Zolla, Epes Brown, Dominique de Menil, Simone Swan, Mrs. Chitic, Mr. Razavi, Daryush Safvat, A.K. Brohi, Victor Danner, Terry Riley, LaMonte Young, Ambassador Georges (Canada), ...
Dates:
Event: 1973-07-22 - 1973-07-30
Colloquium II: Human Rights/Human Realities , 1973-12-08 - 1973-12-09
File — Drawer 84, Folder: 10
Identifier: 84.10
Abstract
Dominique de Menil, Roberto Rossellini, Simone Swan, Dom Helder Camara, Dr. John B. Calhoun, Dr. Giorgio La Pira, Jonas Salk, Gregory Bergman, Silvia D'Amico.
One photo of Helder credited to Minneapolis Tribune.
Dates:
Event: 1973-12-08 - 1973-12-09
Concerning the Spiritual in Art, 2005-04-21
File — Shelf 28, Box: 86, Folder: 14
Identifier: 28.86.14
Abstract
The Rothko Chapel Art Series, by Dore Ashton
Dates:
Event: 2005-04-21
Cultivating Contemplation, 2021-05-12
File
Abstract
Cultivating Contemplation presented by Rothko Chapel and Garden Club of HoustonThis special live virtual program explored the power of public green spaces, featuring Thomas L. Woltz of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects and Sarah Newbery, Director of Parks and Greenspace of the Kinder Foundation. Their discussion was followed by live QandA.The conversation explored particularly Woltz's inspiration and process behind his team's work in designing Rothko Chapel’s...
Dates:
Event: 2021-05-12
Dedication of the Rothko Chapel, 1971-02-26
File — Drawer 84, Folder: 05
Identifier: 84.05
Abstract
Includes Dominique de Menil, John de Menil, Ned O'Gorman, Thompson L. Shannon, Bill Lawson, Ibrahim Yazdi, Jan Candrinal Willebrands, TSU Choir, unnamed representative of Coretta Scott King, Auralee Newman, Doug MacAgy, Simone Swan.
Dates:
Event: 1971-02-26
Dialogue on Current Immigration Laws: Families Torn Apart , 2007-09-19
File — Shelf 29, Box: 88, Folder: 24,30
Identifier: 29.88.24
Abstract
Presented by Frances “Sissy” T. Farenthold, Charles Foster, Mateo Luison, and Nester Rodriguez,
Dates:
Event: 2007-09-19
Dialogue on the Military Commission Act: Undermining Foundations of American Democracy , 2007-09-26
File
Abstract
Panel discussion, Frances T. (Sissy) Farenthold, Thomas Berg, Mike DeGeurin
Dates:
Event: 2007-09-26
Fact, Fiction, and Interpretation: Conversations about Red, 2012-03-05
File — Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 50
Identifier: 30.93.50
Abstract
Kate Rothko Prizel and Gregory BoydAmerican playwright John Logan’s Tony Award-winning play Red, a two-man play about Mark Rothko, will be produced by the Alley Theatre March 7-25. In tandem with this production, the Rothko Chapel will host a discussion between Mark Rothko’s daughter, Kate Rothko Prizel, and Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd moderated by Dr. Terrence Doody of Rice University. The conversation will explore the play’s portrayal of Mark Rothko and his...
Dates:
Event: 2012-03-05
Filming the Rothko Chapel, 2021-03-31
File
Abstract
Zoom Event
Wednesday, March 31, 6pm CT
A Conversation with Francois de Menil and David Leslie
Organized by Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University, in partnership with the Menil Collection and the Rothko ChapelThis special event coincided with the virtual screening of the short version of Francois de Menil's documentary "The Rothko Chapel" (1972), including an interview with the Chapel's founders, Dominique and John de Menil.The screening was followed by a...
Dates:
Event: 2021-03-31