Dominique de Menil
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
An Act of Faith , 2011-02-19
File — Shelf 30, Box: 92, Folder: 20
Identifier: 30.92.20
Abstract
The Rothko Chapel and the Transformative Power of Art, A Series
"Acts of Faith"
The Reverend Susan J. BarnesThis series will celebrate the artistic and spiritual import of the Rothko Chapel, bringing three speakers with close ties to Mark Rothko and the Chapel.The Reverend Susan J. Barnes will address the overarching issue of faith and spirituality in the lives and enterprises of the Menils—of which the Rothko Chapel was the first outward and visible sign: the first...
Dates:
Event: 2011-02-19
Dominique de Menil: Keeping Up with Houston's Patron Saint of the Arts, 1997-04-06
Item — Shelf 78, Box: 214
Identifier: RC05C1997
Dates:
Publication: 1997-04-06
Double Vision: William Middleton Lecture and Book Signing, 2018-03-27
File — Shelf 32, Box: 241, Folder: 33
Identifier: 32.241.33
Abstract
One of several local events on the occasion of the publishing of Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John de Menil. Presented with the Menil Collection and supported by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States.Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John de Menil
Lecture and Book Signing with William MiddletonA book signing and reception at the Menil Collection's Byzantine Fresco Chapel...
Dates:
Event: 2018-03-27
Funeral Mass for Dominique de Menil, 1997-01-03
File — Shelf 27, Box: 82, Folder: 67
Identifier: 27.82.67
Abstract
Father William J. Young presiding
Dates:
Event: 1997-01-03
Homage to Dominique de Menil, 1998-02-28
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 27.82.38
Abstract
Alberto Melloni, Francesco Pellizzi, Raimondo Panikkar, Fariha de Menil Friedrich. Prayers offered by representatives of seven different religions
Dates:
Event: 1998-02-28
International Inspiration, Local Expression: Vatican II, the de Menils, and the Rothko Chapel, 2012-10-17
File — Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 91
Identifier: 30.93.91
Abstract
Vatican II@50 is a series of programs recognizing the worldwide impact of the Second Vatican Council, convened 50 years ago in 1962 by the enormously influential Pope John XXIII. Among the great legacies of Vatican II are increased tolerance of other religious traditions, a celebration of people’s growing awareness of human dignity, and a renewed perspective on sacred music and art. The Rothko Chapel, John and Dominique de Menil’s gift to Houston, now recognized as an international spiritual...
Dates:
Event: 2012-10-17
Mark Rothko: The Houston Connection , 2014-05-06
File — Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 99
Identifier: 31.94.99
Abstract
Chelby King
Suggested donation $10How did John and Dominique de Menil come to commission Mark Rothko to create his masterpiece, the Rothko Chapel, in Houston? Art historian Chelby King discusses Houston art professor Jermayne McAgy’s influence on the de Menil’s commission and her connection to Rothko. Chelby King was awarded a M.A. in art history from the University of Houston in May 2013 following a fifteen-year career in arts management. Her organizational work has focused on...
Dates:
Event: 2014-05-06
Memorial Eucharist for Dominique de Menil, 1999-01-07
File
Identifier: RC10A1998
Abstract
Jane Abell, O.P., Larry Payne, William Young, Leonel Castillo, Suna Umari
Dates:
Event: 1999-01-07
Memorial Mass for Dominique de Menil, 1998-01-30
File — Shelf 27, Box: 82, Folder: 68
Identifier: 27.82.68
Abstract
Father William J. Young .
Dates:
Event: 1998-01-30
Menil 30th Anniversary Mass (CANCELLED)
File
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.
Dates:
2017-07 - 2018-06