Broken Obelisk
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
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