Commission defends Ike memorial design

The commission that selected famed architect Frank Gehry to design the Eisenhower Memorial defended Gehry on Tuesday in a public statement. Gehry’s design has been criticized by the Eisenhower family for its focus on the president and World War II general’s boyhood in Kansas.

The commissioners called Gehry a “loyal soldier” in the effort to create a design properly honoring the 34th president. The controversy surrounding the design began growing after presidential grandson David Eisenhower resigned from the commission in December.