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Frog/Raven Pole, (sculpture). Artist:  Benson, George, sculptor. Sam, John, sculptor. Unknown (Haida), sculptor. (copy after) Title:  Frog/Raven Pole, (sculpture). Dates:  1940s. Medium:  Carved cedar. Description:  This is either a legend pole or a Haida crest pole from Sukkwan Village. A descending frog tops the pole followed by a raven. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian -- Haida Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog Animal -- Bird -- Raven Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Sitka Totem pole Copy Sculpture Owner:  Located Sitka National Historic Park, 106 Metlakatla Street, Trail #5, Sitka, Alaska 99835 Accession Number: SITK 5210 Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  This pole is a replica of a piece reportedly given to Governor John Brady by Edward Scott of Klinkwan Village. It may also have come from Sukkwan Village. The replica was reportedly a project of the Civilian Conservation Corps carved by George Benson and John Sams. IAS files include an excerpt from "Carved History," a publication of the National Park Service. IAS files contain a detailed condition assessment, "Carved Pole Condition Survey," June 1991, prepared by Ron Sheetz and Alan Levitan, National Park Service, Division of Conservation, Harpers Ferry Center. For detailed treatment information, see IAS files for "Sitka National Historical Park: Totem Pole Preservation Project/92," by Ron Sheetz and Alan Levitan, and a National Park Service publication, "Preservation Tech Notes: Exterior Woodwork," no. 4, Oct. 1993. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alaska survey, 1993. 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 AK000118   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AK000118 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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