Main entry:

Nodelman, Sheldon, 1935-

Title & Author:

The Rothko Chapel paintings : origins, structure, meaning / Sheldon Nodelman.

Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, ©1997.

Description:

359 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
"The Menil Collection."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-356).
Plates -- The Rothko Chapel Paintings -- pt. I. The Origins of the Chapel Installation. 1. The Commission. 2. The Architectural Program. 3. The Pictorial Program. Plates -- Related Works by Mark Rothko -- pt. II. The Structure of the Chapel Installation. 4. General Conditions of the Installation. The Paintings and Their Setting. The Perspectival System. Light and the Chromatic Organization of the Installation. The Pictorial/Architectural Dynamic. 5. The Elements of the Installation. The Polar Units of the Main Axis: Entrance-Wall Panel and Apse Triptych. The Polar Units of the Cross-Axis: Black-Figure Triptychs. The Polar Units of the Diagonal Axes: Angle-Wall Panels. 6. The Organization of the Installation. Composition and Configuration.
At foot of title: The Menil Collection.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0939594366 (cloth)
9780939594368 (cloth)
0939594374 (paper)
9780939594375 (paper)

Subject:

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970 Criticism and interpretation.
Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970.
Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970 Critique et interprétation.
Rothko, Mark.
Rothko Chapel (Houston, Tex.)
Art Exhibition techniques.
Art Techniques d'exposition.
Buildings
Malerei
Schilderijen.
Houston (Tex.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Texas Houston
Houston (Tex.) Rothko Chapel.
Rothko, Mark Criticism and interpretation

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Menil Collection (Houston, Tex.)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 128190
Call No.: ID ND237.R725.N63; ID:97-B1550
Status: Available