John de Menil
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John de Ménil was a Franco-American businessman, philanthropist, and art patron. He was the founding president of the International Foundation for Art Research in New York. With his wife, Dominique de
John de Menil with Andy Warhol, Montreal, 1968
Barnett Newman's Broken Obelisk in front of the Rothko Chapel, Houston
Menil Collection
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The Menil Collection, located in Houston, Texas, refers to the museum that houses the art collection of founders John de Menil and Dominique de Menil, or to the collection of paintings, sculptures, pr
John de Menil
…was the founding president of the International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) in New York. With his wife, Dominique de Menil, he established the Menil Collection, a free museum designed by Renzo Piano and built in 1986 to preserve and exhibit their world-class contemporary art collection. De Ménil was born Baron…
Menil Collection
One corner of the Menil Collection
Interior of the Byzantine Fresco Chapel showing the glass church