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Peace Totem, (sculpture). Artist:  Blumenstein, Mark, 1948- , sculptor. Title:  Peace Totem, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Dedicated Nov. 14, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Painted welded steel sculpture made from assorted metal machine parts, scrap steel, steel rods, pipe, auto parts, chains, propellers, gears, cogs, etc., mounted and bolted to a concrete pad. Dimensions:  Approx. 18 x 9 x 2 ft. Inscription:  M B 87 signed Description:  A central steel pipe, 12 inches in diameter, to which assorted metal machine parts and scrap steel are attached. The totem is comprised of three distinct figures which begin half way up the pole. The figures are whimsical and bird-like. They are differentiated by the color, the expression of the faces, the gestures of the figures, and the assorted attachments. The lowest section of the totem pole is a wind chime made from capped steel pipe ends. Each end has a letter of the title of the piece attached as a clapper. The piece is painted bright colors and is designed to move with the wind. It is mounted and bolted to a concrete pad that is flush with the ground. Subject:  Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Object Type:  Totem pole Kinetic Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Beckley Sculpture Owner:  Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia, Box 1815 Ewart Avenue, Beckley, West Virginia 25801 Remarks:  Nearby plaque reads: THE PEACE TOTEM/BY/MARK BLUMENSTEIN/PRESENTED TO THE YOUTH MUSEUM/BY/NEW RIVER DENTAL SOCIETY. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992. 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 WV000081   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WV000081 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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