BLACK HAWK YAHARA: a river of tears was an installation of over 300 blood-red dyed willow branches installed in a tree along the Yahara River in Madison, WI in 2014. The early summer verdant foliage juxtaposed against the contrasting red willow represents the unspoiled and historically tarnished landscape, a modern interpretation of the fatal genocidal Black Hawk Wars of 1832. A tragic event that lead to the ‘birth’ of our nation.
BLACK HAWK YAHARA: a river of tears was sponsored by a City of Madison BLINK Grant
