de Menil family
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The de Menil family is a prominent Houston-based philanthropic and art-collecting family known for their major contributions to modern art, architecture, and human rights initiatives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| de Menil family canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art-collecting family
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philanthropic family ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtMovement |
contemporary art
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modern art ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedArchitect |
Barnett Newman (as chapel artist for Broken Obelisk setting)
NERFINISHED
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Eugene Aubry NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Barnstone NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Renzo Piano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedArtist |
Andy Warhol
NERFINISHED
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Cy Twombly NERFINISHED ⓘ Dan Flavin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jasper Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Rothko NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ René Magritte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| foundedInstitution |
Byzantine Fresco Chapel
NERFINISHED
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Rothko Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Menil Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ The Menil Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigratedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Houston cultural landscape
ⓘ
museum architecture in the United States ⓘ |
| knownForCollectionType |
African art
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American postwar art ⓘ Byzantine art ⓘ Pacific art ⓘ modern European art ⓘ surrealist art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
architecture patronage
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human rights initiatives ⓘ modern art patronage ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Dominique de Menil
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Francois de Menil NERFINISHED ⓘ Georges de Menil NERFINISHED ⓘ John de Menil NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie-Christophe de Menil NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippe de Menil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesAs | family-led foundation network ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| supportedCause |
civil rights
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human rights ⓘ interfaith dialogue ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
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