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    		• Johnson, Art,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Figure -- Torso
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
     
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    		• Totem pole
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Totem), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Johnson, Art, sculptor.
    Title: 
    (Totem), (sculpture).
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Wood.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 8 ft. x Diam. 18 in.
    Description: 
    A totem-like sculpture in which a spiral becomes a human torso with a head, continuing upward to become arms with hands clasped over the head. The sculpture is carved from a tree trunk.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Figure -- Torso
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
    Totem pole
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Destroyed.
    Provenance: 
    Formerly administered by City of Atlanta, Department of Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Affairs, Bureau of Cultural Affairs, 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308
    Formerly located Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia
    Remarks: 
    On June 17, 2019, a tree limb fell on the sculpture, knocking it over and damaging it beyond repair. The City of Atlanta, in accordance with the deaccessioning policies and procedures of the Atlanta Public Art Master Plan, deaccessioned and disposed of what remained of the sculpture.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1993.
    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, 2019.
    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 GA000299
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