Creation of the Eisenhower National Memorial

Oct 5, 2011


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National Archives and Records Administration | Office of Presidential Libraries National Archives and Records Administration | Center for the National Archives Experience Eisenhower (Dwight D.) Memorial Commission

Archivist of the United States David Ferriero moderated a discussion with architect Frank Gehry and his collaborator, theater artist Robert Wilson, on the design of the national memorial to President Eisenhower and their .. Read More
Archivist of the United States David Ferriero moderated a discussion with architect Frank Gehry and his collaborator, theater artist Robert Wilson, on the design of the national memorial to President Eisenhower and their creative process. The Eisenhower National Memorial, planned for a four-acre site at the base of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to open in 2015. The backdrop and centerpiece of the design is a woven-metal tapestry of a Kansas landscape unique in architectural history. They showed photographs during their presentation and responded to questions from members of the audience. Landscape architect Joe Brown also responded to a question.

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  • Unidentified Speaker,
  • Brown, Joseph E.
  • Ferriero, David
  • Gehry, Frank O.
  • Reddel, Carl W.
  • Wilson, Robert