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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Bob, Dempsey,     Bevan, Stanley,     McNeil, Kenny,     Ethnic -- Indian     Mythology -- American Indian     Landscape -- Celestial     Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Ketchikan     Totem pole     Sculpture

Raven Stealing the Sun, (sculpture). Artist:  Bob, Dempsey, 1948- , sculptor. Bevan, Stanley, sculptor. McNeil, Kenny, sculptor. Title:  Raven Stealing the Sun, (sculpture). Dates:  Summer-Autumn 1982. Dedicated May 21, 1983. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Western red cedar, painted red, black and blue. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 31 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Totem pole tells the story of how Raven stole the sun, moon and stars and gave them to mankind. The figures from top to bottom include Raven, with black eyes, blue face, red beak and black wings, the Sun, with black eyes and red lips and rays, the Chief's Daughter, with black eyes lined with blue and red mouth, a Baby's face in blue and the Chief, with black eyes, blue lining and red nose and mouth. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian -- Tlingit Mythology -- American Indian -- Raven Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Ketchikan Totem pole Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Ketchikan, Department of Public Works, Ketchikan, Alaska Located Centennial Building, Ketchikan, Alaska Remarks:  Commissioned by the City of Ketchikan to honor the Tongass Indians of the Tlingit tribe. The cedar log was donated by Sealaska Timber Corporation. The project was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, a $20,000 grant from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the State of Alaska Division of Tourism. The artist was assisted by his two nephews and apprentice carvers, Stanley Beven and Kenny McNeil. The totem was carved at the Totem Heritage Center as part of the Center's educational program. The pole was cleaned and repainted in Aug. 1994 by Norman Jackson. IAS files include the text of a nearby plaque which tells the Raven story and correspondence, financial information and other pertinent documentation from the City of Ketchikan. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alaska survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS AK000198   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AK000198 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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