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James, Charlie,
Martin, Mungo,
Murphy Levy Conrath Architects & Urban Planning,
Custom Art Metals,
Ethnic -- Indian
Figure -- Fragment
Figure -- Fragment
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bear
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Totem pole
Sculpture
Central Post (totem), (sculpture).
Artist:
James, Charlie, sculptor. (attributed to)
Martin, Mungo, d. 1962, sculptor. (attributed to)
Murphy Levy Conrath Architects & Urban Planning, architectural firm.
Custom Art Metals, fabricator.
Title:
Central Post (totem), (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1850. Installed 1980.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Totem: cedar; Pedestal: stainless steel.
Dimensions:
Totem: approx. H. 150 in. x Diam. 24 in.; Pedestal: approx. H. 95 in.
Description:
A carved totem pole featuring a face and hands, a bird, a copper coin, and a grizzly bear. The totem is mounted on a circular pedestal covered by a stainless steel jacket collarpiece.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Indian -- Kwakiutl
Figure -- Fragment -- Face
Figure -- Fragment -- Hand
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bear
Object -- Other -- Money
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Totem pole
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Fairmount Park Art Association, 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 2012, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Located Penn's Landing, International Sculpture Garden, Columbus Boulevard & Dock Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Provenance:
Formerly located Alert Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, before 1905.
Remarks:
Initiated by the Fairmount Park Art Association. The totem pole was acquired by the Fairmount Park Art Association with support from the Knollbrook Trust. The pole was collected by D. F. Tozier in 1905. It belonged to the Kwakiutl Indians of the coastal lands around Queen Charlotte Strait (Vancouver Island, British Columbia) and has been attributed to Charley James or to his stepson Mungo Martin. The copper coin carved on the totem is a symbol of wealth. Custom Art Metals provided the stainless steel jacket collarpiece for the pedestal. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Penny Balkin Bach's "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 245.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 245.
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 PA000619
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA000619
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