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Broken Obelisk in the University of Washington's Red Square
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Broken Obelisk in the University of Washington's Red Square

Broken Obelisk is a sculpture by Barnett Newman in 1963. It is the largest and best known among his six sculptures. Broken Obelisk by Barnett Newman in the University of Washingtons Red Square. ... Broken Obelisk by Barnett Newman in the University of Washingtons Red Square. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a major public research university in the Seattle metropolitan area. ... Suzzallo Library, looking east across Red Square Red Square, officially Central Plaza, is a large open square on the campus of the University of Washington that serves as a hub for two of the Universitys major axes, connecting the campuss northern Liberal Arts Quadrangle (The Quad) with the... Ancient Greeks depiction of ideal form of the body is expressed through sculpture such as this one. ... Barnett Newman (January 29, 1905 – July 4, 1970) was an American artist. ...


A version of the sculpture is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, while two others are permanently installed in Red Square on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, and in front of the Rothko Chapel in Houston. General Electric GE90-115B fanblade, on display at MOMA. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... Suzzallo Library, looking east across Red Square Red Square, officially Central Plaza, is a large open square on the campus of the University of Washington that serves as a hub for two of the Universitys major axes, connecting the campuss northern Liberal Arts Quadrangle (The Quad) with the... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a major public research university in the Seattle metropolitan area. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... The Rothko Chapel is a non-denominational chapel in Houston, Texas that serves as a work of modern art: its walls are covered with fourteen mostly-black color field paintings by Mark Rothko, and the chapel itself was largely designed by the artist. ... Houston redirects here. ...


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Broken Obelisk is not just another example of the creative process as conceived in the 1950s by the New York School, the successor to Abstract Expressionism, and its critics.
At the very least, Broken Obelisk distills and exemplifies a basic conception of the generation of World War II and earlier: the triumph of life over death and the human spirit over suffering.
Broken Obelisk stands as part of a long Romantic tradition that began at the end of the eighteenth century and still lives today: the quest to honor, and sometimes, to expiate, the dead, especially the war dead.
Obelisk to be broken up to return to Ethiopia (593 words)
The 1,700-year-old obelisk was broken into pieces for its journey from Ethiopia to Italy, and technicians say it will be re-broken along some of the same lines for the trip home.
The obelisk, which is too massive to lift and fly back in one piece, was broken up on its trip to Italy, then cemented together and held up with bronze rods.
She said breaking the obelisk along the cement would be risky, and she argued that new clean cuts would be less likely to harm the monument.
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