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.
Locations
Four versions of the sculpture exist. Three originals were fabricated in the 1960s during the artist's life; two in 1967, and a third for MoMA in 1969. A fourth "Exhibition Copy" was completed in 2005. • Museum of Modern Art • Rothko Chapel • Red Square at the University of Washington • :Broken Obelisk was installed in 1971 at the Red Square at the University of Washington's main campus in Seattle. == References ==