Sand Creek Massacre panel discussion at Denver Public Library now available on YouTube

Five videos feature entire content of the two-hour educational event On April 17, 2011, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to spearhead an event that will forever change my understanding of American history: The Denver Public Library and I partnered together to bring the Colorado community Lessons Learned at Bloody Sand Creek: A panel [...]

The Infamous Sand Creek Massacre: A Brief History

The Battle of Sand Creek was one of the most devastating engagements of the Indian wars due to both its violence and controversy. In order to really understand how and why the Sand Creek Massacre happened, we have to look at the event as a product of the complex intertwining of the politics, military policy, [...]

Foundry Tour II: Behind the Scenes of Memorare, Sand Creek 1864

More scenes from the foundry casting of Memorare, Sand Creek 1864 As I mentioned in Part 1 of this series, I promised one of our clients updates of how his Memorare, Sand Creek 1864 was progressing at the foundry. This has been one of my most popular articles, so without further ado, here are more [...]

Meet Larry Parr: The Man Who Made Possible “Memorare, Sand Creek 1864″

How do you thank someone who helped you realize a dream? When I began working on Memorare, Sand Creek 1864, I never suspected that this sculpture, made for personal artistic reasons, would snowball into a work achieving national acclaim. Yet that is exactly what happened. Larry Parr’s Gift A large part of the success of [...]

Foundry Tour Part 1: Behind the Scenes of Memorare, Sand Creek 1864

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 [...]

Opening Night at the Booth Museum of Western Art

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 [...]

“Memorare, Sand Creek 1864″ Museum Opening at the Booth Museum

Sand Creek Massacre Remembered in Sculpture and Film at Georgia’s Booth Western Art Museum January 21, 2010