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World's Largest Totem Pole, (sculpture). Artist:  Pierson, Ernest, sculptor. Nelson, John, sculptor. Title:  World's Largest Totem Pole, (sculpture). Other Titles:  McKinleyville Totem Pole, (sculpture). Dates:  1962. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Totem pole: redwood, painted; Base: concrete, steel, painted. Dimensions:  Totem pole: approx. H. 160 ft. x Diam. 4 ft. (54,000 lbs.); Base: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 24 ft. x Diam 48 ft. (214,000 lbs.) Inscription:  (At bottom of plaque in script:) Ernest Pierson (Plaque on front of pole:) WORLD'S/LARGEST/TOTEM POLE/Height 160 ft./Weight/Pole 57,000 lbs/Base 214,000 lbs./Wood-redwood/Pacific Lumber Co./Age 500 yrs (Engraved in cement base are the four cardinal points) signed Description:  Totem pole carved with stylized animals including Thunderbird (at top with spread wings), red-headed woodpecker, coyote, blue jay, frog, crow, beaver, owl, and grizzly bear. Pole is supported by steel beams painted red and sits atop a concrete base. Totem images are painted red, blue, white and brown. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian Mythology -- American Indian -- Thunderbird Animal -- Bird -- Woodpecker Animal -- Coyote Animal -- Bird -- Blue Jay Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog Animal -- Bird -- Crow Animal -- Beaver Animal -- Bird -- Owl Animal -- Bear Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- McKinleyville Totem pole Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Pierson Investment Company, 440 Broadway, Eureka, California 95501 Located McKinleyville Shopping Center, Gwin Road, McKinleyville, California Remarks:  The totem was designed by Ernest Pierson, and carved by him with help from John Nelson. IAS files contain a copy of Ernest Pierson's related booklet "My Story by the McKinleyville Totem Pole." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA001145   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001145 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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