Collection: Dixon, Eddie

Eddie Dixon grew up in California but moved to Lubbock after returning from two years in the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. Upon graduating from Texas Tech with degrees in chemistry and zoology, he continued his education by obtaining a master’s degree in entomology. It was during his graduate studies that he rekindled a love for sculpting. After working in Chicago as a commodities broker, he returned to Lubbock and was commissioned to create his iconic sculpture in 1992: the National Buffalo Soldier Monument.  

As a direct result of that monument’s installation, in 1992 President George H. W. Bush declared July 25th "National Buffalo Soldier Day.” As further recognition, a United States postage stamp was later designed and issued in the likeness of the Buffalo Soldier Monument. October 16, 1993, "Eddie Dixon Day" was declared in Washington D.C. and New York City, and on March 28, 1994 in Lubbock, Texas for outstanding accomplishments in art. He was soon inducted into the West Texas Walk of Fame in 2000. 

Today, Eddie's art can be found in national historical sites, the Pentagon, West Point, US Department of Interiors, US State Department; the Smithsonian Air and Space, the Smithsonian National History museums, and in many museums and war memorial and National parks throughout the United States and in more than 50 countries abroad.