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Dominique de Menil (née Schlumberger; March 23, 1908 – December 31, 1997) was a French-American art collector, philanthropist, founder of the Menil Collection and an heiress to the Schlumberger Limited oil-equipment fortune. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1986.
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Believing in the spiritual power of art, John and Dominique de Menil built what has been called one of the finest personal collections of the modern era. Still growing and housed in a landmark of modern architecture, the Menil is a local treasure and a global destination: an urban oasis open free of charge to all situated in a park and a ...
The heart of the collection artworks and objects gathered by founders John and Dominique de Menil. The collection now stands at nearly 19,000 works and continues to grow. The Menil is committed to deepening its relationships with artists already in the collection and augmenting its holdings in ways that resonate with the sensibilities of the ...
1 gen 1998 · Dominique de Menil, a connoisseur, art collector and creator with her husband, John, of the Menil Foundation in Houston, died yesterday at her home in Houston. She was 89.
13 mag 2024 · March 23, 1908–December 31, 1997 (Dominique) January 4, 1904–June 1, 1973 (John) Houston is the home of world-class art. That's due in part to the generosity of Dominique and John de Menil, a French couple who left their Nazi-occupied homeland in 1941, ultimately settling in Houston.
Menil Collection. Dominique e John de Menil chiesero a Renzo Piano nel 1981 di realizzare a Houston un museo per ospitare la loro collezione di arte primitiva africana e di arte moderna surrealista, tra le più importanti del mondo.
20 mar 2023 · 梅尼尔收藏馆. The Menil Collection. 建筑设计：伦佐·皮亚诺. 建成时间：1986年. 项目地点：休斯顿，得克萨斯州，美国. 城市中重要的新建筑总是引人注目的奇观，比如弗兰克·盖里设计的毕尔巴鄂古根海姆博物馆，或者丹尼尔·里伯斯金扩建的丹佛艺术博物馆。 但当伦佐·皮亚诺的美国首作——梅尼尔收藏馆37年前在休斯顿亮相时，景象远非“壮观”，而是很“平常”。 建筑可以视作对已经建立起来的社区的同尺度补充，外部的原生柏木镶板有助于将建筑与场地连接起来，而玻璃天花板下的混凝土百叶窗是高度工程化的屋顶系统。 环绕整个建筑的门廊展示出结构的构造，包括工字钢柱和定制钢屋顶组件的复杂细节。 ©RPBW.
