Facts about Rothko Chapel Art

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   Barnett Newman's sculpture Broken Obelisk, installed outside the Rothko Chapel, was dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. by the de Menils.

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   Architect Philip Johnson designed the octagonal chapel building that houses the Rothko Chapel paintings in Houston.

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   Mark Rothko died in 1970, before the chapel bearing his name opened, and never saw his paintings installed in the finished space.

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   Dedicated in 1971, the Rothko Chapel was commissioned by Houston philanthropists John and Dominique de Menil as an interfaith sanctuary.

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   The Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas features 14 large-scale paintings by Mark Rothko displayed in a non-denominational sacred space.

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