Request for WallArt

Cherokee Nation 2nd Floor – Tahlequah, OK

Summary

Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) is accepting sketches for original wall art for the 2nd floor of the Cherokee Nation Complex.

REQUIREMENTS:

Cherokee Nation law requiresthe purchase of art from Cherokee Nation citizens only.

All sketches should depict Cherokee history, culture and heritageas it relates to the Capitol Building and Square in Tahlequah, OK, Ideas include, but not limited to:

  • 1839 – Tahlequah designated the seat of the Cherokee Nation government and the square was designated as the council grounds.
  • For several years the capital was a mere campground with log structures until 1844 when the tribe platted the town. The first gatherings of the Chief and the Council were held out in the open until a log shelter with open sides was built. At one time there were four log cabins in the center of the town for governmental purposes, each to be 20’ x 20’ square, with a brick chimney and wooden floors and ceilings for use of the Committee, the Council, the Chief and the National Treasurer.
  • In 1843 the famous International Indian Council was held in the Square. At least seventeen Indian tribes of the West sent representatives and pledged peace and friendship among themselves and with the Cherokees. Historians say the meeting was the most important Indian Council ever held on the North American continent. It was captured on canvas by the artist John Mix Stanley and the portrait is located at the Smithsonian.
  • First Issue of the Cherokee Advocate is printed in a log building on Capitol Square on September 26, 1844.
  • October 28, 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate General Stand Watie, a Cherokee citizen who was one of the signers of the Treaty of New Echota, burned the council cabins down.
  • Architect C.W. Goodlander was paid $31.30 for his drawn plans for a two-story brick structure, known as the Capitol Building; it was completed in 1869 at a cost of over $17,000. Most of the lumber used in the building was cut on Brush Creek and the bricks were fired at a kiln at Chapel Spring, a mile and a half to the south of town. The wood used to finish the inside was taken from walnut trees in the vicinity. The senate, council, and national treasury had rooms on the first floor, while the Principal Chief, the Board of Education, the Superintendent of Education, and a court room for the Supreme Court had rooms on the second floor. All land east of the building running to the creek was reserved for campgrounds.
  • June 5, 1979, Capitol building was reacquired by the Cherokee Nation, along with the Supreme Court Building and the National Penitentiary.

A maximum size of 30” X 40” landscape

Quantity / Art Size / Suggested Colors
Six original art pieces /
40”L
30”H
/ No specific colors are being requested

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ART SIZES:

  • “L” is long, think west to east. “H” is high, think south to north.
  • The sizes depicted above are the maximum dimensions for each piece. If your submission is LARGER than the dimensions listed, it will not be considered.
  • Sketches only will be accepted for this bid.

Submitting Sketches

Deadline to submita sketch is 4:30 p.m., January 26, 2017,toStephanie Shults, CNE Buyer. Location to drop off submissions is 1102 N 193rd E Ave, Building 3;Catoosa, OK 74015.

Images can also be digitally submitted, by the deadline, by emailing those to .

The art committee will select the six pieces no later than February 2, 2017.

If you have questions, please call Stephanie (918) 384-7455.