de Menil, John

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de Menil, John

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    • de Menil, John, 1904-1973

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    1904-1973

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    John de Menil (husband of Dominique de Menil) writes from Houston, Texas. A prominent oil family, the de Menils collected one of the largest and most important American collections of art. They also devoted much of their later lives to ecumenism. The Menil Collection and the Rothko Chapel are testaments to their legacy in the arts and in ecumenism.

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