Design by Harvey Pratt/Butzer Architects and Urbanism, illustration by Skyline Ink, courtesy of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
General Douglas MacArthur, commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in the South Pacific
General Douglas MacArthur, commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in the South Pacific, on an inspection trip of American battle fronts, late 1943.
Neil Chapman
Harvey Pratt
Harvey Pratt, the designer whose concept was selected to create the Smithsonian’s National Native American Veterans Memorial for the National Museum of the American Indian is a Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal member. He is a self-taught artist from Oklahoma and a forensic artist.
R.D. Pratt
Harvey Pratt in Vietnam
Harvey Pratt in Da Nang, Vietnam.
Photo by R.D. Pratt, courtesy of Harvey Pratt
Lauren Good Day Giago Dress
Lauren Good Day Giago (Sahnish [Arikara]/Minitari [Hidatsa]/Niitsitapii [Blackfoot/Blackfeet]/Plains Cree), A Warrior's Story, Honoring Grandpa Blue Bird, 2012.
Military service record of John Montour
Military service record of John Montour, ca. 1781, John Montour (Lenape [Delaware]/Métis, 1744–1788) was a cultural mediator during the Revolutionary War between his people and Euro-Americans. He also served the Americans as captain of a company of Lenape soldiers.
Military service record of John Montour
Military service record of John Montour, ca. 1781, John Montour (Lenape [Delaware]/Métis, 1744–1788) was a cultural mediator during the Revolutionary War between his people and Euro-Americans. He also served the Americans as captain of a company of Lenape soldiers.
National Museum of the American Indian
The National Native American Veterans Memorial
Artist's rendering of the National Native American Veterans Memorial, designed by Harvey Pratt (Cheyenne/Arapaho)
Eagle-feather war bonnets adorn U.S. military uniform jackets at a Ton-Kon-Gah (Black Leggings Society) ceremonial, held annually to honor Kiowa tribal veterans. Near Anadarko, Oklahoma, 2006.