repair tissue damage or decomposition. The drawing repairs the trauma to the victim so that the final image will be more presentable when asking for law enforcement's or the public's assistance in identification. Native American Art Pratt encompasses painting, sculpting, wood carving, mural painting, bronze work, architectural design and graphic design. He is a self-taught artist and creates in the media of oil, acrylic, watercolor, metal, clay and wood. His artwork is a blend of his forensic art and law enforcement experience with traditional Native American environment. Pratt has received awards for his artwork at Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonials, Gallup, New Mexico, and Red Earth Festival, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In 2005, he was given the title "Master Artist" by Red Earth, as well as being selected as the Red Earth 2005 Honored One. His works are in many permanent collections, including the National Park Service, the Smithsonian Institution, the Sequoyah National Research Center, and the University of Oklahoma. He accepted state appointments to the Oklahoma Arts Council by Governor Frank Keating and Governor Brad Henry. The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian has chosen Pratt's Warriors' Circle of Honor as the design for the National Native American Veterans Memorial. Groundbreaking for the memorial is scheduled for September 2019 and it is expected to open on Veterans Day 2020. Bigfoot Forensics & Artwork Pratt provided forensic artwork for David Paulides in the books Tribal Bigfoot and The Hoopa Project. Through extensive research, interviews and travels, Pratt produced dozens of forensic sketches from witnesses that David Paulides and himself met in California and his home state of Oklahoma. Pratt also has an online store on his own personal website where he sells bigfoot artwork. Notes References Brown, Michele M. "Native American forensic artist featured at Guthrie Art Walk", Guthrie News Leader, 10 November 2005 Calhoun, Sharon & English, Billie. Oklahoma Adventure. Oklahoma City/ACP, 2001. English, Billie & Calhoun, Sharon. Oklahoma Heritage. Oklahoma City/Holt, Calhoun, Clark & Quaid, 1989. Fanning, Diane. Through the Window. St. Martin's Press, 2003. Fossett, Judy. "Clues Sketchy In Tulsa Killing", The Daily Oklahoman, 29 May 1981 Lester, Patrick D. The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters. SIR Publications, 1995. McDonnell, Brandy. "2005's honoree also fights crime", The Oklahoman, 29 May 2005 McDonnell, Brandy "Monumental opportunity: Oklahoma artist Harvey Pratt's 'Warriors' Circle of Honor' design chosen for National Native American Veterans Memorial", The Oklahoman, 01, July 2018 Mayer, Robert.