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Holcomb, David L.,
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bear
Figure
Animal -- Amphibian
Dress -- Accessory
Totem pole
Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Helena
Sculpture
Untitled, (sculpture).
Artist:
Holcomb, David L., sculptor.
Title:
Untitled, (sculpture).
Dates:
1982-1986.
Medium:
Totem poles: painted cedar, with galvanized metal support; Base of totem 3: concrete.
Dimensions:
3 totem poles.
Inscription:
(On base of pole #3:) 7.5.86/C.W.H/D.L.H (On base of pole #3:) class 3/11.5.82 signed
Description:
3 totem poles. Totem pole #1 has a large raven figure at the top with an applied beak secured with wooden dowels. The center figure is a crouching bear clasping a miniature human figure. An inverted human figure forms the base. A small human face peers from behind the raven's wings at the back of the pole. Black and red paint are used to pick out details. Totem pole #2 is a funereal totem pole with a large bird figure at the base, topped by a small green frog. A bas-relief human face is secured to a board which is attached to the top portion of the totem. In totem pole #3, the lowest figure is humanoid with palms open and hands up. The middle figure is a stylized bear with protruding tongue holding an inverted human figure by its legs. The top figure is a person wearing a stove pipe hat, with the fingers of its proper right hand in its mouth.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Raven
Animal -- Bear
Figure
Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Totem pole
Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Helena
Sculpture
Owner:
Holcomb, David L. 1340 Wilder, Helena, Montana 59601
Remarks:
IAS files contain detailed dimensions of each totem pole.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Montana survey, 1993.
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 MT000042
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MT000042
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