The cost of the expansion of the American West was frequently paid in sacrifice and lost lives. On November 29, 1864, 700 American soldiers killed 400 Cheyenne and Arapaho men, women, and children at their encampment in eastern Colorado. The unarmed inhabitants of the camp had no chance to escape. I wanted to memorialize this…
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See scenes from the foundry casting of Memorare, Sand Creek 1864 We promised a recent buyer of Memorare, Sand Creek 1864 that we would send updates of how his piece is progressing at the foundry. Then we thought, perhaps everyone might find this process to be of interest, so we are sharing the casting details…
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Sand Creek Massacre Remembered in Sculpture and Film at Georgia’s Booth Western Art Museum January 21, 2010
The cost of the expansion of the American West was frequently paid in sacrifice and lost lives. Yet most of us scarcely know of these battles today. One such battle, now known as the Sand Creek Massacre, occurred 145 years ago this year. On November 29, 1864, 700 American soldiers killed and mutilated 400 Cheyenne…
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I am proud to announce that the second installment in my Indian Wars series, Give Me Eighty Men, has been added to the permanent collection at the Tucson Museum of Art. Indian Wars series making a name in museums After Memorare, Sand Creek 1864 was accepted into the permanent collection of the Booth Museum of…
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