Last week was one of the highlights of my professional career with the unveiling of my sculpture, Memorare, Sand Creek 1864 at the Booth Museum of Western Art. We had a great turnout, with 60 people in attendance (who came in a Georgia downpour) – including one couple who drove from Chattanooga to see the…
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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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Excerpts from the creative journal of Craig Bergsgaard written while researching “Memorare, Sand Creek 1864” The site is in southwest Colorado, off the beaten path. You find the road 13 miles off a US highway, where the surface turns to gravel. At first, the road was well maintained, but with each cattle pass I crossed,…
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