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(Totem Pole), (sculpture). Artist:  Austin, James G., sculptor. Title:  (Totem Pole), (sculpture). Dates:  Spring 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Totem pole: fired clay with red highlights provided by slip glaze; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 96 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Fired clay totem pole built from nine equal circular segments stacked upon each other and topped with a pointed cap with a handle. Each segment depicts reliefs of a variety of physical levels. The bottom level is an underground scene, the next level depicts plants, the next trees. The progression continues to water, starting with an underwater scene and progressing to the ocean surface. The totem then depicts elements of the sky and space showing birds, a figure blowing wind, and stars and the sun. Subject:  Waterscape -- Sea Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun Landscape -- Celestial -- Star Allegory -- Place -- Winds Object Type:  Totem pole Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Winston-Salem Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Salem College, Art Department, Salem Square, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27108 Located Salem College, East hillside behind the soccer field, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Remarks:  Totem was a final project for an introduction to sculpture course taught by James Austin at Salem College in the Spring of 1993, and was created by Austin and the class. The cap on the totem was formed by Austin. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina 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 NC000029   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NC000029 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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