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...

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...

Abstract The Rev. James A. Forbes and Music by New Orleans Jazz Ensemble, Huslers Brass BandThe Chapel’s 40th anniversary kick-off event will honor Dr. Martin Luther King and celebrate the dedication of Barnett Newman’s Broken Obelisk to the slain human rights leader. Chapel co-founder Dominique De Menil wrote that the juxtaposition of the Broken Obelisk and the Chapel is symbolic of the institution’s dual vocation of contemplation and action. Dr. King’s life clearly demonstrates the...

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Launching “99 days of intentional peace,” with Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir. Also rededication of the Broken Obelisk

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This box contains oversize materials (signage, photos, etc.) that are associated with various series, but without enough content to justify a separate box.

Abstract The Broken Obelisk Thirty four years ago Annalee Newman wrote “[Dominique and John de Menil] have given the people of Houston a glorious gift -- the Rothko Chapel with its penetrating, self-searching beauty and the Broken Obelisk, standing majestically in its pool of golden shadows.” Both dedicated in 1971, Barnett Newman's sculpture and the Rothko Chapel have become increasingly intertwined over the years. The “Broken Obelisk” came to Houston as part of a 1967 government...