Little Bighorn Battlefield Memorial Design Competition

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Sold Date: 07/24/2008
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Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Indian Memorial Design Competition
"Peace Through Unity"

FINE CONDITION
A FIVE(5) SHEET 24.00 X 36.00 INCH DESIGN SUBMISSION FOR THE Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Memorial DESIGN COMPETITION DEDICATED JUNE 25 2003.

FOUR(4) DESIGN SITEPLAN SHEETS WERE SENT FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO COMPETITORS IN THE COMPETITION. THE FIFTH DESIGN SITEPLAN SHEET (24.00 X36.00)INCH IS AN ORIGINAL DESIGN FOR THE MONUMENT SENT IN BY A COMPETITOR. THIS ONE DIDNT WIN BUT
IT IS A GREAT DESIGN

A call for design entries was announced in July, 1996. In March 1997 THE DESIGN WINNER WAS PICKED. The Memorial WAS dedicated on June 25 2003. THE MEMORIAL IS A living memorial to the Plains Indian women, children, and men who took part in the battle and whose spirit and culture survive .

Background--

Public Law 102 - 201, 102nd Congress, signed by President George Bush on December 10, 1991, renamed Custer Battlefield National Monument in Montana as Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.

The law also called for the design, construction and maintenance of a memorial to recognize the Indians who fought to preserve their land and culture in the Battle of Little bighorn on June 25-26, 1876.

Design Task- The design is a living memorial to the Plains Indian women, children, and men who took part in the battle and whose spirit and culture survive. The memorial will express the Plains Indian legacy.The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Advisory Committee, serving in an advisory role to the Secretary of the Interior, sponsored the design competition. The National Park Service is the steward of the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument site w the memorial IS located and, in conjunction with the advisory committee, will promote the memorial.

Memorial Goals:-

Express the theme "Peace Through Unity."- Provide a place w American Indians can celebrate and honor the memory of their relatives - and the women, children, and men who took part in the battle.-

Express the spirit of the Plains Indians and the Indian Nations that played a decisive role in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, rectifying the history's imbalance of the Indian role and sacrifice.-

Create a distinguished memorial: size is not as compelling a factor as a design that does not intrude on the environment or compete with the existing monument yet is a powerful statement in itself. To accomplish its purpose, which is solely commemorative, and appeal to all citizens, the memorial must be dignified and powerful.-

Create a memorial for all time that must be a legacy for future generations. The memorial must honor those who sacrificed their lives, and it must preserve the historic landscape and environment.-

Be compatible with existing memorial, which has historical and cultural value. Conversely, the Indian Memorial should not be subordinate to the existing monument composition. Satisfying this goal will be a function of location and design.- Serve all visitors, regardless of race, creed, or color.-

Provide a place w one can experience the land as close to its original condition as can be retained and petition Site and VicinityAs noted in the legislation for the memorial, the new memorial site is along a gradually curving ridgeline that originates at Last Stand Hill and the 7th Cavalry Monument and extends in a northerly direction until it disappears. The site is near the narrow two-lane access road connecting both battlefield sites and sits atop high ground as does the existing monument. The location is highly visible from almost every direction, on and off the national monument. Nearby landmarks such as the road and pedestrian trail and visible cultural resources on the hilltop and nearby ravines will ensu re attention to and attraction of this site.
Design Competition --

A call for design entries was announced in July, 1996. Over a thousand individu...