Broken Obelisk / Creation date: 1967, creation date: 1963-1969

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Record Details

Work Title: Broken Obelisk
View Title: Broken Obelisk
Creator/Culture: artist: Barnett Newman (American, 1905-1970)
Site/Repository: Repository: Menil Collection (Houston, Texas, USA) ID: 526.1971
Period/Date: Creation date: 1967, creation date: 1963-1969
Media/Technique: Cor-Ten steel (TM)
Dimensions: 749.9 x 318.8 x 318.8 cm (295.24 x 125.51 x 125.51 inches)
Subjects: Rust; Geometric abstraction; Obelisks; Outdoor Sculptures
Work Record ID: 156476
Image Record ID: 813241
Classification Filing Number: 282; N5517; 67-BO 4

Technical Details

Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Record: 813241
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-813241/1

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 813241. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-813241/1. May 17, 2024.