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Totem, (sculpture). Artist:  Messina, Mitch, sculptor. Title:  Totem, (sculpture). Dates:  1992-1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: ceramic; Base: concrete and steel pipe. Description:  Two totem poles, each having eight cylindrical units anchored around a pipe. Most units include at least one grotesque face and some include arms, multiple faces, torsos, organic forms, or groups of dancing figures. Subject:  Figure -- Fragment -- Face Fantasy -- Monster Animal Recreation -- Dancing Figure group Figure female -- Torso Figure -- Full length Object Type:  Totem pole Temporary Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Nazareth College of Rochester, Art Department, 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14618 Located Nazareth College of Rochester, Courtyard of Arts Center, Rochester, New York Remarks:  Beginning students in ceramic handbuilding, under the tutelage of Mitch Messina, each made one element of the two totems. Each year, a new group of students create new totem sculptures, replacing those previously made. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY000209   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000209 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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