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Tagook, Charlie,
Ethnic -- Indian
Figure female -- Full length
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Fox
Animal -- Whale
Animal -- Fish
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Stockton
Totem pole
Sculpture
(Tagook Totem), (sculpture).
Artist:
Tagook,
Charlie
,
sculptor
.
Title:
(Tagook Totem), (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1930 or earlier.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Totem pole: red cedar, carved, painted; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Totem pole: approx. H. 44 ft. x Diam. 34 in.; Base: approx. H. 6 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A totem pole that includes from top to bottom: an eagle, a raven, a woman with a labret in her lower lip, a fox, a killer whale or blackfish, a bird and a woman with a digging stick. The totem pole is painted predominantly yellow and green with brick red and black.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Indian -- Haida
Figure female -- Full length
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Animal -- Bird -- Raven
Animal -- Fox
Animal -- Whale
Animal -- Fish -- Blackfish
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Stockton
Totem pole
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Stockton, Park Division, 425 North El Dorado, Stockton, California 95202
Located Victory Park, 1201 North Pershing Avenue, Stockton, California
Provenance:
Formerly located Hart L. Weaver Automobile Agency, North El Dorado Street, Stockton, California
Remarks:
The totem pole is reportedly one of the six largest totem poles carved in Alaska. The totem pole was originally placed outside Hart L. Weaver's automobile agency building in 1930. In 1932, after his death, it was offered to the city of Stockton by Weaver's widow and his father, Chester N. Weaver. IAS files contain clipping from an unidentified source which contains a historic photo and indicates that the totem pole was being photographed at the Haggin Art Gallery and Museum. IAS files also contain an article from the Evening Record, (Stockton, CA), Nov. 19, 1932, describing the intended donation of the totem pole to the City of Stockton. The totem has been repainted several times, not to artist's specifications. In the 1950's the totem pole was predominantly red with white and blue.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA000869
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000869
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