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Broken Obelisk, Dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, (sculpture). Artist:  Newman, Barnett, 1905-1970, sculptor. Lippincott, Inc., fabricator. Title:  Broken Obelisk, Dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, (sculpture). Dates:  Modeled 1963. Fabricated 1967. Installed 1967. Relocated 1970. Dedicated 1971. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cor-Ten steel. Dimensions:  Sculpture: 27 ft. 6 in. x 10 ft. 5 in. x 10 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. W. 10 ft. x D. 10 ft. Description:  An inverted obelisk mounted apex-to-apex atop a pyramid. The sculpture is set in a reflecting pool. Subject:  Homage -- King, Martin Luther, Jr. Abstract -- Geometric Architecture -- Ruins -- Obelisk Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Menil Collection, Houston, Texas Located Rothko Chapel, 3900 Yupon Street, Houston, Texas Provenance:  Formerly located Seagram Building, Plaza, New York, New York Remarks:  The sculpture was temporarily exhibited at the Seagram Building plaza in New York City in 1967. It was also featured in an exhibitiion "Scale as Content," installed outside the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. from 1967-July 1969. The abstract nature of the sculpture caused controversy and it was removed by the artist July 10, 1969. Shortly thereafter it was acquired by the Menil Foundation and installed at its current site in 1970 or 1971, where it was dedicated to the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.. Newman helped design the reflecting pool setting for the sculpture outside the Rothko Chapel, and had the sculpture sandlbasted to change the patina for the sculpture's new location. The section where the points meet has been repaired. IAS files contain related articles from the Houston Chronicle, Feb. 12, 1991 and Washington Post, Mach 7, 2010, Section C, pg. 3. Nearby plaque reads: The Barnett Newman/Broken Obelisk/Dedicated to Martin Luther King. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993. Barnes, Susan J., "The Rothko Chapel-An Act of Faith, pg. 90-97. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, "Urban Encounters: Art Architecture Audience," 1980, pg. 16. Illustration:  Image on file. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, "Urban Encounters: Art Architecture Audience," 1980, pg. 16. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 87980043   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87980043 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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