Video of National Civic Art Society U.S. House Briefing on the Eisenhower Memorial

Posted by artscivica on September 7, 2014 · Leave a Comment 

After 15 years and $40 million spent, Frank Gehry’s wildly unpopular design for the National Eisenhower Memorial is on life support. Not a shovel of dirt has been turned, Congress zeroed all construction funding, and the National Capital Planning Commission denied preliminary approval. Recently, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment voted to eliminate … Read more

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National Civic Art Society Launches Investigation Into Secretive Eisenhower Memorial Competition

Posted by artscivica on August 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 6, 2013 CONTACT: [email protected] or (202) 670-1776 National Civic Art Society Launches Investigation Into Secretive Eisenhower Memorial Competition To investigate what many believe to have been a rigged process, the National Civic Art Society today filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request [PDF available here] to the General Services Administration … Read more

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National Civic Art Society Testifies in Congress in Favor of a New Eisenhower Memorial Competition

Posted by artscivica on April 10, 2013 · 1 Comment 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 10, 2013 CONTACT: [email protected] or (202) 670-1776 On Tuesday March 19th, National Civic Art Society President Justin Shubow testified before the House Subcommittee on Public Lands on a proposed bill for a new competition for the National Memorial to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, now estimated to cost $142 million. The proposed … Read more

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National Civic Art Society Announces Statement On the Revised Eisenhower Memorial Design

Posted by artscivica on May 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 24, 2012 CONTACT:[email protected](202) 670-1776 National Civic Art Society Statement On the Revised Eisenhower Memorial Design On May 15th, the Eisenhower Memorial Commission unveiled Frank Gehry’s revised Eisenhower Memorial design. Unfortunately, members of the public were not allowed to speak at the meeting, further confirming the undemocratic nature of this memorial design process. Mr. Gehry’s absence was … Read more

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National Civic Art Society Testifies at Eisenhower Memorial Congressional Hearing

Posted by samantha on April 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

On March 20, 2012, the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands of the House Committee on Natural Resources held a historic hearing about Frank Gehry’s proposed design for the Eisenhower Memorial.  Howard Segermark, chairman emeritus of the National Civic Art Society, testified against the design and the process that selected it.  (See below for … Read more

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