Broken Obelisk
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 52 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
Barnett Newman, Publication "Around Barnett Newman" from ARTnews, 1971-10
File
Identifier: RC02H
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of the ARTnews October 1971 publication, "Around Barnett Newman" by Jeanne Siegel. The article is incomplete, containing 7 pages. The article consists of interviews with, and statements from, 12 artists who worked with Newman on his paintings and sculptures, as a major retrospective of his art opens at the Museum of Modern Art (Oct.20-Jan.10).
Dates:
Publication: 1971-10
Broken Obelisk, Address made by Dominique de Menil at dedication of Broken Obelisk, 1971-02-28
File
Identifier: RC02H
Scope and Contents
Text of the address made by Dominique de Menil at the dedication of the Broken Obelisk, given in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Sunday, February 28, 1971.
Dates:
1971-02-28
Broken Obelisk, Advent banner design using sculpture by the Catholic Community of St. Francis de Sales, 1979
File
Identifier: RC02H
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Files include:0. Broken Obelisk, Chapel handout, n.d.
0. Broken Obelisk, Details of sculpture written by Dominique de Menil, n.d.
0. Broken Obelisk, Correspondence, Handwritten note from Virginia Wright to Dominique de Menil regarding file on Broken Obelisk, n.d.
02. Broken Obelisk, Excerpts from City Council Minutes, 1969-08-20
03. Broken Obelisk, Letter and newspaper clippings from Barnett "Barney" Newman, 1969-08-26
04. Broken Obelisk, Houston City Conflictin media, newspaper...
Dates:
1979
Broken Obelisk and Reflection Pool, Conservation, Correspondence, proposals and sample contracts, 2003 - 2005
File
Identifier: RC02H
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Files include:0. Broken Obelisk, Chapel handout, n.d.
0. Broken Obelisk, Details of sculpture written by Dominique de Menil, n.d.
0. Broken Obelisk, Correspondence, Handwritten note from Virginia Wright to Dominique de Menil regarding file on Broken Obelisk, n.d.
02. Broken Obelisk, Excerpts from City Council Minutes, 1969-08-20
03. Broken Obelisk, Letter and newspaper clippings from Barnett "Barney" Newman, 1969-08-26
04. Broken Obelisk, Houston City Conflictin media, newspaper...
Dates:
2003 - 2005
Broken Obelisk, Book, Barnett Newman: Broken Obelisk and other Sculptures (1971), University of Washington Press: Seattle by Harold Rosenberg, 1971 - 1995, bulk: 1971 - 1973
File
Identifier: RC02H
Scope and Contents
File conains 3 paperback copies of the book "Barnett Newman: Broken Obelisk and Other Sculptures" (1971) by Harold Rosenberg, Published by Henry Art Gallery; University of Washington Press; Communications regarding the sale of the book at the Chapel.
Dates:
1971 - 1995; Publication: Majority of material found within 1971 - 1973
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, Condition reports by the University of Washington, 1977 - 1978
File
Identifier: RC02H
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Files include:0. Broken Obelisk, Chapel handout, n.d.
0. Broken Obelisk, Details of sculpture written by Dominique de Menil, n.d.
0. Broken Obelisk, Correspondence, Handwritten note from Virginia Wright to Dominique de Menil regarding file on Broken Obelisk, n.d.
02. Broken Obelisk, Excerpts from City Council Minutes, 1969-08-20
03. Broken Obelisk, Letter and newspaper clippings from Barnett "Barney" Newman, 1969-08-26
04. Broken Obelisk, Houston City Conflictin media, newspaper...
Dates:
1977 - 1978
Broken Obelisk, Conservation efforts and reports, 1978 - 1983
File
Identifier: RC02H
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Files include:0. Broken Obelisk, Chapel handout, n.d.
0. Broken Obelisk, Details of sculpture written by Dominique de Menil, n.d.
0. Broken Obelisk, Correspondence, Handwritten note from Virginia Wright to Dominique de Menil regarding file on Broken Obelisk, n.d.
02. Broken Obelisk, Excerpts from City Council Minutes, 1969-08-20
03. Broken Obelisk, Letter and newspaper clippings from Barnett "Barney" Newman, 1969-08-26
04. Broken Obelisk, Houston City Conflictin media, newspaper...
Dates:
1978 - 1983