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Tinnie, Dinizula Gene,
Lason, Ernsst,
Harper, Sydney,
Thuston, Jan,
Ethnic -- African
Allegory -- Time
Figure group -- Female
Dress -- Costume
Animal -- Antelope
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Miami
Totem pole
Sculpture
Remembrance of the Way, (sculpture).
Artist:
Tinnie, Dinizula Gene, sculptor.
Lason, Ernsst, sculptor.
Harper, Sydney, sculptor.
Thuston, Jan, sculptor.
Title:
Remembrance of the Way, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: wood; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
2 totems. South totem: approx. 15 x 1 x 1 ft.; North totem: approx. 18 x 1 x 1 ft.
Inscription:
The past is Present/The Future is now/we honor life/as we honor our ancestors/we honor ourselves and those who have not yet come. unsigned
Description:
Two four-sided totem poles with carved African figures, including masks, faces, designs and symbols. Both are topped with antelope heads. There are female figures carved into the north (shorter) totem.
Subject:
Ethnic -- African
Allegory -- Time
Figure group -- Female
Dress -- Costume -- Mask
Animal -- Antelope
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Miami
Totem pole
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Miami, Parks and Recreation, 1390 N.W. 7th Street, Miami, Florida 33125
Located Reeves Park, 5th Avenue & 10th Street N.W., Miami, Florida
Remarks:
The sculpture was created by Dinizula Gene Tinnie, with assistance from Ernsst Lason, Sydney Harper, and Jan Thuston. Plaque on ground between totems reads: "Remembrance of the Way"/Wood Sculpture Designed and Executed/by/Dinizula Gene Tinnie/Ernsst Lason, Sydney Harper, Jan Thuston/and the/Miami Black Arts Workshop/Dedicated to/the "Calm Unity of Overtown."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Miami survey, 1995.
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 FL000743
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Inventory of American Sculpture
FL000743
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