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Broken Obelisk
Broken Obelisk is a sculpture designed by Barnett Newman between 1963 and 1967. Fabricated from three tons of Cor-Ten steel, which acquires a rust-colored patina, it is the largest and best known of his six sculptures.
In total, four multiples of the sculpture exist. Recent articles regarding this sculpture contradict one another with regard to the individual histories of its first three multiples. The following entry attempts to resolve these contradictions, but further research of primary sources (1967–71) is required to track
King Art Center, New Windsor, New York.
Art critic Robert Hughes, writing on "Broken Obelisk" in 1971, said:
See also.
- List of public art in Seattle
External links.
- Images of "Broken Obelisk" by Barnett Newman
- "Broken Obelisk" - Barnett Newman, Outdoor Sculpture Gallery, Nassau County Museum of Art
- "Broken Obelisk" on the East Terrace at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- "Broken Obelisk" at MoMA in New York