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Totem Pole, (sculpture). Artist:  Southern Colorado Wood Artists, sculptor. Garcia, Gilbert, sculptor. Garcia, Virginia, sculptor. Arriaga, Debbie, sculptor. Fredricksen, Fritz, sculptor. Fredricksen, Monte, sculptor. McCrory, Darlene, sculptor. McCrory, Steve, sculptor. Mueler, Ray, sculptor. Pavol, Kathy, sculptor. Pavol, Rick, sculptor. Sago, Ernie, sculptor. Sago, Margaret, sculptor. Schaal, Jerry, sculptor. Withnell, Charles, sculptor. Withnell, Ruth, sculptor. Title:  Totem Pole, (sculpture). Dates:  Summer 1984. Dedicated July 28, 1984. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cottonwood, painted green, red and yellow; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. 12 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (Carved into base:) G. G. (On plaque on owl's proper left wing:) CARVED AND DONATED/BY/SOUTHERN COLORADO/WOOD ARTISTS signed Description:  Totem pole depicts, from top to bottom, a winged eagle, Indian head, possibly a medicine man, a winged owl and an Indian head, honoring a chief or wise man. Pole reflects the various tribal ancestry of its carvers. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Animal -- Bird -- Owl Figure group -- Male Ethnic -- Indian -- Cherokee Ethnic -- Indian -- Cheyenne Ethnic -- Indian -- Pueblo Ethnic -- Indian -- Sioux Ethnic -- Indian -- Sauk & Fox Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Pueblo Totem pole Sculpture Owner:  Pueblo Greenaway and Nature Center, Grounds Maintenance, 5200 Nature Center Road, Pueblo, Colorado 81003 Remarks:  Gift of the Southern Colorado Wood Artists, inspired by their American Indian ancestry. The log was donated by Tom Cowper and the pole was carved at the Center where the artists held their meetings. The plaque was added in 1994 by the Center to commemorate the pole's tenth anniversary. IAS files include a related article from the Cottonwood, the Center's newsletter, Sept. 1994. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado 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 CO000523   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CO000523 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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