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Looking back over the journey of the last thirty years I realize how quickly time has passed. The last three years there have been many special landmarks that included the installation and unveiling of two major monuments, one at The University of Wyoming and the other at Concordia University. Each bronze took nearly two years to complete. Working on them simultaneously, they were truly labors of love for me. I feel so fortunate to have had these unique opportunities, for which many artists wait a lifetime. Both projects grew out of ongoing friendships with Richard and Carolyn Renaud in Montreal, Quebec, and with the Washakie family in Wyoming. There were incredible, awe-inspiring unveiling ceremonies for each of these monuments which will forever hold a special place in my heart. The Concordia unveiling was attended by nearly 400 people among them dignitaries, private sector, educators, the president and Chiefs of the Mohawks. Wyoming’s celebration included state and local dignitaries from senators and congressman to the University President and the Washakie chiefs, Clan Mothers and Shoshone chiefs. The sheer size of the monuments presented unique challenges from sculpting to installation and delivery to their final locations. They were among the largest works I have done to date. Extensive research and work with the Washakie family and the Shoshone and Mohawk people helped bring the Battle of Two Hearts and Emergence of the Chief monuments to life. In Wyoming, we literally stopped traffic as we delivered the bronze for installation. The monument has drawn major public attention to Chief Washakie and the Shoshone people, for present and future generations. Both monuments represent beacons of light for education, placed in the hearts of major universities. I was deeply touched

by the tremendous support I received throughout the projects. These monuments were team projects. I want to extend my gratitude to the Renauds, Tom Bassett, Tammy Beauvais, Chief Joe Norton, Concordia President Dr. Lajeunesse, John Rae, President of Power Corporation, Diane Hastings, Jean Pierre Primiani, Dr. Miora McCaffrey of the McCord Museum and all the Clan Mothers for their involvement in helping the Emergence of the Chief monument become a reality. The heart and soul of the Battle of Two Hearts was James Trosper, who was the visionary for this monument, providing his personal leadership, working with both the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming State Legislature. It was due to his dedicated efforts that the monument was purchased by the State of Wyoming and gifted to the University of Wyoming.

Over the summer I will be working on a new masterwork and study. Be sure to watch the national art magazines for upcoming show dates and articles sharing the McGary story. Molly and I sincerely appreciate you for your friendship and continuing support.

In Retrospect (Left) Dave McGary directs the movers as Battle of Two Hearts is loaded onto its trailer for transport to Wyoming. (Middle) The McGary crafts-men gather at Parks Bronze with the completed Emergence of the Chief. (Below) A crane lifts Chief Washakie bronze into position on the monument.

A special ceremony was held at the University of Wyoming Washakie Center in Laramie, Wyoming, to commemorate the unveiling of Battle of Two Hearts. There were presentations by University of Wyoming President Tom Buchanan and remarks from Wyoming Senator Cale Case, Senator Alan Simpson, Senator Robert Peck and Representative Ross Diercks. Presenters pointed out that “What makes McGary so unique as a bronze craftsman is the strong ties he establishes within the cultures he represents.” UOW Trustee, James Trosper, great-great grandson of Chief Washakie shared his family’s heart-felt thoughts about the bronze and its meaning to their people. James and his uncle Chuck Washakie performed a traditional cedaring of the bronze and the Eagle Spirit Dancers performed an honor dance. The event was attended by several hundred locals and numerous dignitaries.

The bronze stands 28 feet high and depicts Chief Washakie on horseback prior to his battle with Crow Chief Big Robber. Smaller versions of the sculpture are available at galleries throughout the nation, who represent McGary’s work. A portion of the proceeds from their sales are placed in an endowment to fund scholarships at the University of Wyoming for Shoshone students Battle of Two Hearts, is a lasting tribute that captures a moment in bronze that honors Chief Washakie as he raises his staff to challenge Crow Chief Big Robber to the famous battle of Crowheart Butte. Chief Washakie was instrumental in securing land and educational rights for his people. The first monument of Chief Washakie stands eleven feet tall and is placed in the permanent collections of the National Statuary Hall in Washington D.C., the permanent collection in the Wyoming State Capitol rotunda, and on the Wind River Reservation at the entrance to Joint Tribal Headquarters in Fort Washakie.

‘Battle of Two Hearts’A University of

Wyoming Landmark

(Top) Face of the warrior awaits the unveiling. (Second) McGary is greeted by a Washakie dancer as UOW President Buchanan looks on. (Third) James Trosper, Great great grandson of Chief Washakie at unveiling ceremony. (Bottom) Dave McGary shares his heartfelt comments about his bronze with the audience at the unveiling. (Right) Sen. Alan Simpson ad-dresses the audience. (Far right) A traditional Indian hoop dance is done in front of the Battle of Two Hearts monument.

Concordia University held a ceremo-ny on their Loyola Campus in Montreal, Quebec, at the Richard Renaud Center, to unveil The Emergence of the Chief. It began with an elder’s prayer by Mr. Deer and in-cluded presentations by Richard Renaud, Mr. Rae, Dr. David Graham, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, comments from a First Nations student and sweet grass drummers and singers. The sculpture pays homage to Haude-nosaune heritage and the Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) Nation. The twice life-size bronze was commissioned and donated by Concordia by the CALP Foundation and Power Corporation. It depicts the matriarchal society of the Kanienkehaka Nation. In the sculpture, the standing Clan Mother instructs the seated Chief in the responsibilities of the office he has been given by the women of the Nation. University President Claude Lajeu-nesse noted, “Concordia takes pride in the diversity of its student body, which includes 140 students from the First Nations, among them 60 of the Kanien-

kehaka Nation. The sculpture embodies this pride and recognizes the position of respect and power women are accorded within the Nation, the rich symbols of tradition, equality and respecting and community responsibility.” The sculpture also served as a catalyst for a scholarship program for Kanienke-haka students attending the university. McGary has created busts, and master-works of The Emergence of the Chief. During the next two years, proceeds from the sales of these bronzes will be donated to Concordia’s scholarship fund personally by Dave and Molly McGary and from all of the participating McGary representing galleries. If you are interested in partici-pating in this unique scholarship program, contact your gallery.

Montreal’sConcordia University–

New Home to ‘Emergence of the Chief’

(Left) Dave McGary stands with Richard Renaud, Concordia President Claude Lajeunesse, Mr. Rae, Dr. Graham, a First Nations student and other university leaders at the Emergence of the Chief unveiling. (Top right) Close-up of Chief and his Clan Mother. (Second) Ceremonial dance by the clan mothers. (Third) McGary putting finishing touches on the chief at the foundry. (Fourth) Close-up of the Chief. (Below) The twice life size bronze stands besides a smaller depiction of the same piece.

McGary Gallery Representatives Gather In November 2006 Dave and Molly hosted their annual Gallery Gathering by entertaining their guests with a party at their Paradise Valley home. Meetings and an awards dinner were held at the Marriott Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dave welcomed his gallery representatives to the morning session and talked about events for the new year, masterworks in progress, bronze sales, and media relations programs. James Trosper, great-great grandson of Chief Washakie discussed the success of the Chief Washakie Memorial Scholarship Fund that is resulting from a portion of all sales of the Battle of Two Hearts masterworks, maquettes, and busts donated by Dave and Molly McGary to the University of Wyoming. Galleries in attendance were Claggett/Rey Gallery, Vail, Colorado; Kneeland Gallery, Sun Valley, Idaho; IndianRiver Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada; Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah; Meyer-Milagros Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming; Wind River , Gallery, Aspen, Colorado; Expressions in Bronze Gallery,Ruidoso, New Mexico; and Expressions in Bronze Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona.

A special eight foot tall bronze, was delivered to the Marriott Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Arizona, just prior to Christmas. The Stronghearts bronze was placed in a special garden area adjacent to the main resort pool. Ramone Espinoza oversaw the installation. Strongheart’s portrays a Sioux mother with her baby son in a beaded cradleboard on her back and her young daughter at her side. They represent the surviving family of Strongheart’s Society Warrior, who died protecting his family and tribe. With the addition of Strongheart’s, the 5-star resort now has a collection of four life-size bronzes, and various masterworks

and maquettes by Dave McGary. The main entrance of the resort is graced by a 12 foot bronze of Chief Washakie. The main garden area is enhanced with Iron That Walks, a 10 foot piece on a pedestal and Walks Among the Stars, a larger than life size piece was recently installed at the Camelback’s Spa, at pool edge, surround-ed by views of Camelback Mountain. Recently retired Marriott General Manager Wynn Tyner explains, “The Inn’s guests always admire the work. It is truly exceptional and appropriate for the resort. People are always looking at the pieces. I am in awe at the authenticity and detail in Dave McGary’s work and admire anyone who can take a vision and transform it into what has been able to do.” For information on these and other limited edition life-size bronzes, contact your gallery.

Marriott Camelback InnSpecial Delivery

(Left) Dave McGary with Camelback Inn former General Manager Wynn Tyner. (Middle) Detail of Stronghearts. (Right) Walks Among the Stars. (Below) A crew lifts Stronghearts into its permanent home in a special garden.

“Gallery of the Year” awarded to Meyer Gallery of Santa Fe (Left to right) Richard Cunningham, Dirk Meyer, Molly McGary, Johnny Manzari with Dave McGary,

In this latest masterwork The Crow and the Bear Kicking Bear is living his legacy he created during the Indian Wars of the Northern Plains. Cousin of Short Bull and responsible for bringing the Ghost Dance religion to the Sioux and Arapahoe tribes. Mounted on his war horse, he is locked in combat with his sworn enemy the Crow. Always at odds over hunting grounds and to achieve honors in battle, the Sioux and the Crow found themselves testing each others strengths in warfare until the late 1800’s.

Kicking Bear has shot one Crow war-rior from his horse and is being pursued by Two Bulls. Kicking Bear was notori-ous in this battle and took great honors along with two Crow war horses back as trophies. Kicking Bear surrendered shortly after the wounded Knee Massacre on De-cember 19, 1890. Negotiated out of prison by Buffalo Bill, Kicking Bear performed briefly in his Wild West Show before he resigned from the shows. He passed at a relatively old age with great honors and the respect of his Lakota people.

Mayo ClinicReceives McGary

donation Dave and Molly McGary presented checks totaling $53,000 to Mayo Clinic, Arizona to Medical Director for Development Dr. Scott K. Swanson. Swanson related, “Through his beautiful sculptures and personal generosity, Mr. McGary is making the lives of our patients better. He is also contributing to discoveries that will help people who are suffering from breast and prostate cancer.” McGary participated in a special art show and auction held at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale which was sponsored by the Desert Mountain Cancer Awareness Research and Education and Mayo Clinic. He sold 15 bronzes at the event and the check represents his donation of a percentage of the sales. The monies will support breast and prostate cancer research at Mayo Clinic-Arizona, Dave and Molly McGary are committed to and have long supported the work of the Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Minnesota. Dave’s work is part of Mayo’s Humanities in Medicine program which works to create a healing medical environment that integrates arts, history and ethics. McGary explains,” I feel strongly that art has healing attributes. I have heard first hand accounts of patients whose lives have been impacted by the art collection. Molly and I are proud to work in and be part of the Mayo Clinic’s successful celebration of arts program.”

(Top left) The Crow and the Bear -front and back.

(Above) Dave and Molly McGary with Dr. Scott Swanson at the Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale.

(Leftt) Blessing of The Bear

“The Crow And The Bear”The Kicking Bear Legacy Continues.

In The Blessing of The Bear Kicking Bear is portrayed in preparation for battle against the United States Cavalry, holding a magnificent bear headdress with over forty honor feathers on the trailer. Along with his personal face paint, he is smudged with the smoke of sweet grass from the Holy Man who stands behind him. The bless-ings bestowed upon this great warrior is done with an eagle prayer fan. Kicking Bear also wears an intricately beaded war shirt and beaded leggings. His bear claw necklace is worn in order to draw upon the power of his bear medicine.

“The Honor Dress”The Native American Women Series Continues

In the “The Honor Dress” the warrior’s widow honors and pays tribute to the passing of her brave departed husband from battle by wearing a rare hand painted ceremonial dress. Her dress is uniquely adorned with paintings which symbolize and recognize this brave and fearless warrior’s celebrated war accom-plishments. She proudly carries his buf-falo robe, shield and distinctive headdress with a trailer of over 100 golden eagle tail honor feathers. It was a tradition for female relatives of warriors killed in battle to carry such items to ceremonies and parades. Females were important members of their tribes, who possessed the same warrior values and qualities of bravery, self reliance, strength, fortitude, freedom of choice and patience. They were thought to possess special power and status because of their ability to achieve the highest goal, bearing and raising children.. Skilled women garnered public recognition for their talents of cooking, quilting, beading, preparing hides.

“The Honor Dress” is part of McGary’s Native American Women series.The master-work is approximately 33” high , 20” wide and 17” deep. It is available in a limited edition of 40. There are 60 limited edition maquettes offered and busts are also available in two sizes. The standard bust is 27”high, 18’wide and 12” deep. There are 50 in this edition. The study is 15”high, 7”wide and 8”deep and is offered in a limited edition of 100.

Arts & CarsEvent Draws Thousands

On November 18th, the skies were filled with search lights and Main Street in Scottsdale, Arizona was transformed into a showplace of 110 classic cars. Over 40 galleries, shops and restau-rants participated in the inaugural Art and Cars Under the Stars. Expressions in Bronze Gallery, Scottsdale sponsored the event, along with Hot Rods by Dean. Several thousand locals, car enthu-siasts, art buyers and visitors attended, touring the galleries and admiring the distinctive vehicles on display. The idea for the event came from Dave McGary. An avid car collector, McGary saw a unique opportunity to combine his two passions- art and cars into a memorable evening for the public. The event was a tremendous success and

is expected to become an annual gather-ing, held in conjunction with the Good Guys classic and street rod conference in November. An awards ceremony was held and seven awards were presented including the Mayor’s Pick, by Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross; Downtown Scottsdale award by John Little, Police Chief Pick, by Deputy Police Chief John Cocca; Fire Chief Pick, by Willy McDonald; Scott-sdale Gallery Association Pick by Paul Piazza, President; Expressions in Bronze by Molly McGary and Hot Rods by Dean pick by Dean. Jan Jacobson, Host and Public Service Director of KSLX and Sandusky Radio emceed the event. Live rock’n’roll music was featured by the Dynoglides.

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Seventeen University of Wyoming stu-dents have been selected to receive The Chief Washakie Memorial Scholarships for the com-ing academic year. This brings scholarships awarded to a total of thirty seven students. The selection committee is comprised of four individuals from The Wind River com-munity, two are direct descendants of Chief Washakie, and three are representatives from the UOW. Total scholarship awards for 2007-2008 are $27,302 for qualified University of Wyoming students. These scholarships are made possible for students from funding received from a portion of the sales of Masterworks, Maquettes, and Busts from The Battle of Two Hearts sculpture by Dave McGary. Aldora “Dodie” White was the first Chief Washakie Memorial Scholarships recipient to graduate from the UOW in May 2005. She earned a Masters Degree in Curriculum In-struction, graduating with a 4.0 grade average. Jan Keith, Psychology major, graduated as the first undergraduate scholarship recipient in December 2006. May 4, 2007 seniors Chelsy Cottenoir and Brooke Enos, two of last years recipients, were present at The Honoring of

the Graduates Ceremony where both received their blankets. Current recipients of The Chief Washakie Scholarship who will continue to receive sup-port for the coming year are Felicia Antelope, senior Anthropology major; Josephine Bell, senior Health Education major; Reinette Curry, junior Elementary Education major; Amanda LeClaire, junior English major, Hirchell LeClaire, junior Animal Science; and Suzanna Phillips, senior Criminal Justice major. New recipients include Melvin Blackburn, senior Social Science major; Kayla Cox, senior

Journalism major, Jackie Dorothy, senior His-tory major; Blanche Friday, Ph.D candidate in Interdisciplinary Studies; Michael Friday, fresh-man Wildlife Biology major;Shirley Mondragon, junior in Social Science; Jayne Pearce, gradu-ate student in Public Administration; Jennifer Platt, junior Elementary Education major; Virginia Wagner Baldes, junior Social Science major;Shelly Warren, junior Psychology major; and Jamie Yellowtail, sophomore Secondary Education and English. The Chief Washakie Memorial Scholarship Fund was created in 2003. The Endowment Fund was established at the University of Wyoming to help students and educators with significant ties to The Wind River Reservation community to gain formal skills, knowledge, and abilities. The recipients are encouraged to assume, as part of their goals, direct participa-tion appropriate to their educational back-ground to further the common goodfor the people of the Wind River Reservation.

17 University of Wyoming Students Receive Scholarships

James Trosper presents Aldora Dodie White with her Pendleton blanket.