Broken Obelisk
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
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
Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration , 2017-01-15
File — Shelf 31, Box: 97, Folder: 14
Identifier: 31.97.14
Abstract
5pm: Reception on the Plaza
5:30pm: Ceremony welcoming the return of Barnett Newman’s Broken Obelisk
6pm: Reception continues
7pm: The Fierce Urgency of Now, a lecture by Leonard Pitts, Jr.In honor of the life and work of the Rev. Dr. King, our Annual Celebration began with a ceremony on the plaza to welcome the return of the Broken Obelisk by Barnett Newman after a year away for conservation. The event included words by Rev. Dr. Marcus Cosby, Wheeler Baptist Church Senior...
Dates:
Event: 2017-01-15
Broken Obelisk: Brad Epley, 2007-06
Item — Shelf 80, Box: 1, Object: 29
Identifier: 80.1.29
Scope and Contents
photos of the Broken Obelisk
Dates:
2007-06
Broken Obelisk In Snow , 2009-12-04
File — Drawer 86, Folder: 41
Identifier: 86.41
Dates:
2009-12-04
Broken Obelisk - Media coverage and correspondence, 1969 - 1972
File
Identifier: RC02H
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Files include:
01. Typed letter from Barney to John and Dominique de Menil, August 26, 1969
02. Broken Obelisk, Houston City Conflict, 1969
03. Broken Obelisk, newspaper clippings, 1969
04. Broken Obelisk Purchase, 1969
05. Excerpts from City Council Minutes, Aug 20, 1969
06. Broken Obelisk, Press release, media coverage, 1969-1971
07. Broken Obelisk, Media coverage and correspondence, 1969-1971
08. Broken Obelisk, 1969-1972
09. Broken Obelisk, 1969-1983Correspondence regarding...
Dates:
Publication: 1969 - 1972
Broken Obelisk - Press release, media coverage, 1969 - 1971
File
Identifier: RC02H
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Files include:
01. Typed letter from Barney to John and Dominique de Menil, August 26, 1969
02. Broken Obelisk, Houston City Conflict, 1969
03. Broken Obelisk, newspaper clippings, 1969
04. Broken Obelisk Purchase, 1969
05. Excerpts from City Council Minutes, Aug 20, 1969
06. Broken Obelisk, Press release, media coverage, 1969-1971
07. Broken Obelisk, Media coverage and correspondence, 1969-1971
08. Broken Obelisk, 1969-1972
09. Broken Obelisk, 1969-1983Correspondence regarding...
Dates:
Publication: 1969 - 1971
Broken Obelisk Purchase, 1969-1971
File
Identifier: RC02H
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Files include:
01. Typed letter from Barney to John and Dominique de Menil, August 26, 1969
02. Broken Obelisk, Houston City Conflict, 1969
03. Broken Obelisk, newspaper clippings, 1969
04. Broken Obelisk Purchase, 1969
05. Excerpts from City Council Minutes, Aug 20, 1969
06. Broken Obelisk, Press release, media coverage, 1969-1971
07. Broken Obelisk, Media coverage and correspondence, 1969-1971
08. Broken Obelisk, 1969-1972
09. Broken Obelisk, 1969-1983Correspondence regarding...
Dates:
1969-1971