Chapel history/impact
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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Mark Rothko: The Houston Connection , 2014-05-06
File — Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 99
Identifier: 31.94.99
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Chelby King
Suggested donation $10How did John and Dominique de Menil come to commission Mark Rothko to create his masterpiece, the Rothko Chapel, in Houston? Art historian Chelby King discusses Houston art professor Jermayne McAgy’s influence on the de Menil’s commission and her connection to Rothko. Chelby King was awarded a M.A. in art history from the University of Houston in May 2013 following a fifteen-year career in arts management. Her organizational work has focused on...
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Event: 2014-05-06
Rothko and the Menils: A Houston Legacy, 2012-03-15
File — Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 53
Identifier: 30.93.53
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Stephen Fox, Geraldine Aramanda, and Suna Umari
As part of a Rice University continuing education class, Stephen Fox, contributor to the book Art and Activism: Projects of John and Dominique de Menil and adjunct lecturer in architecture at Rice University, Geraldine Aramanda, archivist of the Menil Collection, and Suna Umari, archivist of the Rothko Chapel, discussed the lasting artistic and architectural contributions of Mark Rothko and Dominique and John de Menil to Houston.
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Event: 2012-03-15
Rothko Chapel and the Journey of its Restoration, 2021-02-26
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Vimeo Livestream
Friday, February 26, 6pm CDT
Free event with suggested contribution $5-20Following an eighteen-month restoration, the Chapel has reopened to the public with transformed lighting that brings the space into alignment with the founders’ original vision for the first time. This conversation explores the original design of the Rothko Chapel, the importance of light within the building, the Chapel’s growing campus, and the creative process of the Opening Spaces Design...
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Event: 2021-02-26
Rothko Chapel Book Launch: The Rothko Chapel Writings on Art and the Threshold of the Divine, 2010-09-24
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Book by Dominique de Menil. Photos: John Everett
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Event: 2010-09-24
Semantic Cosmologies of Ronchamp and Rothko Chapels, 2005-03-01
File — Shelf 28, Box: 86, Folder: 12
Identifier: 28.86.12
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The Rothko Chapel Art Series, by Phillip Tabb
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Event: 2005-03-01
Space as Spirit, 2005-03-17
File — Shelf 28, Box: 86, Folder: 13
Identifier: 28.86.13
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The Rothko Chapel Art Series, by David E. Brauer
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Event: 2005-03-17
Through the Lens: Early Days of the Rothko Chapel , 2011-10-01
File — Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 26
Identifier: 30.93.26
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Francois de Menil filmPresented in Collaboration with Aurora Picture ShowFrançois de Menil, a son of Chapel co-founders Dominique and John de Menil, filmed key moments of the Chapel’s early years, including interviews with his parents. The filming was completed in 1972 but was just recently digitized by filmmakers de Menil and Jerry Michaels. Along with interviews with the senior de Menils about their decision to commission the painter Mark Rothko in 1964, and the...
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Event: 2011-10-01
Transformative Encounters with the Rothko Chapel , 2010-09-25
File — Shelf 30, Box: 91, Folder: 25
Identifier: 30.91.25
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Museum District Day with Helen Winkler Fosdick, Carol Mancusi-Ungaro, Christopher Rothko, Ph.D., Harry Cooper, Ph.D., moderatorHelen Winkler Fosdick, art historian; Carol Mancusi-Ungaro, art conservator; and Christopher Rothko, Ph.D., son of Mark Rothko, come together for a discussion of their own transformative encounters with the Rothko Chapel. These three professionals make a rare appearance together in the beautiful afternoon light and intimate space of the Chapel to offer...
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Event: 2010-09-25
Visionary Builders: Dominique and John de Menil as Architectural Patrons, 2005-05-10
File — Shelf 28, Box: 86, Folder: 16
Identifier: 28.86.16
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The Rothko Chapel Art Series, by Stephen Fox
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Event: 2005-05-10
What the Rothko Chapel Means to Houston’s Art World , 2005-02-15
File — Shelf 28, Box: 86, Folder: 11
Identifier: 28.86.11
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The Rothko Chapel Art Series by Josef Helfenstein, Peter Marzio and Marti Mayo
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Event: 2005-02-15