The Federalist: Only Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Can Stop the Eisenhower Memorial
Catesby Leigh writes in The Federalist: 3 Reasons The Dwight Eisenhower Memorial Design Is A Disgrace To America Frank Gehry’s hideous design has finally cleared the last official review-board hurdle. A groundbreaking ceremony is set for November 2. Only one man can end this travesty. By Catesby Leigh OCTOBER 12, 2017 A few years ago, … Read more
Photos of Hideous Eisenhower Memorial Tapestry Mockup
On September 20, 2017, a mockup of the Eisenhower Memorial steel “tapestry” was hung on site in front of the Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Each panel of the mockup was 3′ X 15′. There will be 600 (!) such panels in the entire tapestry, which is 80′ X 440′. Here are some … Read more
Weekly Standard: Ike Would’ve Hated His Proposed Memorial
Alice B. Lloyd wrote in the Weekly Standard: Drunk History Frank Gehry’s proposed Eisenhower monument is an impressionistic metal-wrought doodle of the cliffs of Normandy. Ike would have hated it. 12:11 PM, SEP 22, 2017 | By ALICE B. LLOYD “It looks like tin foil balled up and woven through bubble wrap,” observes Katrina Bridges, 52, a … Read more
The American Conservative: Eisenhower Memorial Carried Forward by Resignation Not Momentum
Micah Meadowcraft writes for The American Conservative: Will Eisenhower Ever Have a Fitting Memorial? By MICAH MEADOWCROFT • March 8, 2017, 12:00 AM Few seem to really like it, but for now it seems to be limping along to somewhere. That sentiment describes the latest chapter in the saga of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. It was commissioned … Read more
58 Generals, Admirals Sign Letter Opposing Design of Eisenhower Memorial
The Free Beacon reports: 58 Generals, Admirals Sign Letter Opposing Design of Eisenhower Memorial Seek a memorial that ‘unites rather than divides’ BY: Blake Seitz September 13, 2016 5:20 pm Fifty-eight generals and admirals signed a letter calling for a new design competition for the Dwight Eisenhower memorial in Washington, D.C. The letter was delivered last … Read more
George Will: The Proposed Eisenhower Memorial Is a Monstrosity
George F. Will published the following column in the Washington Post: The Proposed Eisenhower Memorial Is a Monstrosity By George F. Will August 19, 2015 We could wearily shrug, say “Oh, well,” and economize waste and annoyance by just building the proposed $142 million Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. But long after its perpetrators are gone, … Read more
Roll Call: Eisenhower Memorial Stuck in Neutral
Roll Call reports: Eisenhower Memorial Stuck in Neutral By Hannah Hess Roll Call Staff Nov. 25, 2013, 3:55 p.m. It’s been 14 years since Congress determined that a memorial to President Dwight D. Eisenhower was needed, but the question of how to do right by Ike continues to confound. An urban park, dreamed up by … Read more
Roll Call & Washington Post: Eisenhower Commission Suffers Another Huge Setback; Memorial Further Delayed
At the last second, the Eisenhower Memorial Commission withdrew the Memorial from the September meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, a federal agency that has yet to give the project preliminary approval. The Eisenhower Commission pulled out at the last second because the NCPC’s official Executive Director Recommendation devastatingly denied approving the design. You … Read more
Eisenhower Memorial Design Receives Major Setback as National Capital Planning Commission Delays Review Again
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2013 CONTACT: [email protected] or (202) 670-1776 Eisenhower Memorial Design Receives Major Setback as National Capital Planning Commission Again Delays Review In another resounding setback for Frank Gehry’s Eisenhower Memorial, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) yet again has delayed its review of the proposed avant-garde design. The Eisenhower Memorial Commission … Read more
Ike Memorial Design Testing Shows Govt. Materials Experts Have Serious Concerns About Durability and Cleanliness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 12, 2013 CONTACT: [email protected] or (202) 670-1776 [See also the press release on an earlier NCPC technical report here.] Eisenhower Memorial Design Testing Shows Government Materials Experts Have Serious Concerns About the Memorial’s Durability and Cleanliness The National Capital Planning Commission today released the latest technical report on the planned national … Read more
Eisenhower Memorial Materials Testing Suggests it Is Impermanent and a Trap for Debris
A study which has since disappeared from the National Capital Planning Commission’s website concludes that materials for the Dwight D. Eisenhower memorial may be impermanent and a trap for unsightly debris. The law requires that the Eisenhower Memorial be permanent and durable. The National Civic Art Society has republished the missing report at http://www.eisenhowermemorial.net/docs/NCPC_eisenhower_memorial_tapestry_testing.pdf [24 … Read more
TriCities: Eisenhower Memorial Is a Monumental Headache
Marcia Mercer writes at TriCities: On Veterans Day 1954, President Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower and his family – brothers, wife, son and grandchildren – gathered in Abilene, Kan., for the dedication of the Eisenhower boyhood home and museum. Ike emphasized that the museum would focus on promoting good citizenship. Nothing else, he stressed, “could ever … Read more
National Review: Monstrosity by the Mall
National Review published a learned and insightful article by architecture critic Catesby Leigh: Monstrosity by the Mall June 21, 2012 12:00 A.M. By Catesby Leigh Back in 2004, the National Gallery of Art hosted a scholarly symposium to explore the wonders of its East Building, which earlier that year the American Institute of Architects had honored … Read more
WTOP: Congress Enters Eisenhower Memorial Debate
WTOP radio reports: Congress enters Eisenhower memorial debate Saturday – 6/2/2012, 7:45am ET WASHINGTON – Congress is wading into the dispute over the memorial for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, which is expected to be built near the National Mall. The Eisenhower family doesn’t like Frank Gehry’s design, even after changes, and California Rep. Darrell Issa … Read more