Barnett Newman's zip paintings and major public commissions (1948–1968)

1. Newman paints *Onement I* and introduces the “zip”

   Jan 1, 1948Labels: Onement I, Zip motif

   • Newman Found

2. Newman publishes “The Sublime Is Now”

   Dec 1, 1948Labels: The Sublime, Barnett Newman

   • Open Arts

3. Newman paints *The Wild*, reducing painting to one “zip”

   Jan 1, 1950Labels: The Wild, Zip motif

   • MoMA

4. Newman makes *Here I*, his first sculpture

   Jan 1, 1950Labels: Here I, Sculpture

   • Menil
   • Newman Found

5. First solo show opens at Betty Parsons Gallery

   Jan 23, 1950Labels: Betty Parsons, Solo show

   • Newman Found
   • Betty Parsons

6. Newman completes *Vir Heroicus Sublimis*

   Jan 1, 1951Labels: Vir Heroicus, Zip motif

   • MoMA

7. Newman begins *The Stations of the Cross* series

   Jan 1, 1958Labels: The Stations, Lema Sabachthani

   • NGA

8. Newman designs *Broken Obelisk* (public-scale sculpture)

   Jan 1, 1963Labels: Broken Obelisk, Public sculpture

   • Broken Obelisk

9. Newman completes *The Stations of the Cross* (1958–1966)

   Jan 1, 1966Labels: The Stations, Series completion

   • NGA

10. Newman creates *Voice of Fire* for Expo 67

    Jan 1, 1967Labels: Voice of, Expo 67

    • Nat l Gallery
    • Voice of Fire

11. Newman’s *Broken Obelisk* is unveiled in public settings

    Oct 1, 1967Labels: Broken Obelisk, Public unveiling

    • TIME
    • Broken Obelisk

12. Late period consolidates “zip” painting and public-scale legacy

    Jan 1, 1968Labels: Late period, Zip legacy

    • Newman Found
    • Broken Obelisk