Broken Obelisk
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Images of Broken Obelisk and Chapel Interior
Item — Shelf 80, Box: 5, Object: 253
Identifier: 80.5.253
Abstract
Broken Obelisk, NW-N-NE, NE-E, SE-S-SW, W-NW-N
Dates:
1971
Interior Chapel and Broken Obelisk
File — Drawer 90, Folder: 41
Identifier: 90.41
Interior & Exterior of the Chapel
File — Drawer 89, Folder: 01
Identifier: 89.01
Interior of Chapel and Broken Obelisk
File — Drawer 90, Folder: 43
Identifier: 90.43
May Peace Prevail on Earth: 99 Days of Intentional Peace, 2003-01-15 - 2003-04-27
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 28.85.02
Abstract
Launching “99 days of intentional peace,” with Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir. Also rededication of the Broken Obelisk
Dates:
Event: 2003-01-15 - 2003-04-27
Miscellaneous Photos
File — Drawer 89, Folder: 13
Identifier: 89.13
Abstract
Dominque de Menil, Barry Reese, Mabel Lo, Suna Umari, Lech Walesa,Jimmy Carter, Terje Larsen, Vicki Neihaus. Possible photo of Steve Reich in 1973 concert.
Dates:
1971
Mixed Oversize Materials
File — Shelf 77, Box: 250
Identifier: 77.250
Abstract
This box contains oversize materials (signage, photos, etc.) that are associated with various series, but without enough content to justify a separate box.
Dates:
2018-07 - 2019-06
Photos of Chapel and Broken Obelisk by Hickey-Robertson
File — Drawer 89, Folder: 18
Identifier: 89.18
Rothko Chapel and Broken Obelisk
Item — Shelf 80, Box: 5, Object: 251
Identifier: 80.5.251
Dates:
1971
The Rededication of the Broken Obelisk, 2006-02-26
File — Shelf 29, Box: 87, Folder: 12
Identifier: 29.87.12
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...
Dates:
Event: 2006-02-26