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American Totem Pole, (sculpture). Artist:  Hoskins, Bob, sculptor. Hoskins, Mina, sculptor. Katzenberger, Al, sculptor. Lawson, Coy, sculptor. Nigh, Max, sculptor. Plake, Helen, sculptor. Radford, Clarence, sculptor. Sadel, Art, sculptor. Schrage, Bob, sculptor. Shelton, Don, sculptor. Solvin, Mary, sculptor. Stewart, Allen, sculptor. Whisler, Dick, sculptor. White, James, 1917- , sculptor. Woodcarvers Unlimited Club, fabricator. Title:  American Totem Pole, (sculpture). Dates:  July 4, 1990-July 4, 1991. Installed June 8, 1992. Dedicated July 4, 1992. Medium:  Sculpture: native red cedar, painted; Foundation: concrete and steel. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 20 ft. x Diam. 2 ft.; Foundation: approx. 6 in. x 4 ft. x 3 ft. Inscription:  (On bottom front of totem pole, above logo:) Woodcarvers/Unlimited (Below logo:) 1991 (On plaque on foundation, raised lettering:) AMERICAN TOTEM POLE/200TH YEAR SIGNING OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS/BY THE WOODCARVERS UNLIMITED CLUB/DEDICATED JULY 4, 1992 signed Description:  A carved totem pole containing symbols associated with the history of the United States. The symbols include, in descending order: the hands of the Creator; the Bill of Rights; an open scroll representing the Constitution with the words "We the People"; an American eagle with its wings extending from the sides of the totem pole; an American flag; the Liberty Bell; brown and white clasped hands representing the melding of nationalities; a Minuteman with gun in hand; a bust of the Statue of Liberty; symbols of industry --gears, wrench, factory; and at the bottom of the totem pole is the Woodcarvers Unlimited logo, a crossed mallet and chisel. The totem pole is supported by a concrete foundation and steel beam. An inscription plaque is located on a marker on top of the foundation. Subject:  History -- United States Religion -- God Figure -- Fragment -- Hand Object -- Written Matter -- Constitution Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object -- Other -- Flag Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Figure female -- Bust Object -- Other -- Torch Object -- Tool -- Wrench Architecture -- Industry -- Factory Emblem Object -- Art Tool -- Mallet Object -- Art Tool -- Chisel Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Fairfield Bay Totem pole Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Fairfield Bay Community Club, Log Cabin Museum, P. O. Box 1370, Fairfield Bay, Arkansas 72153 Located Indian Hills Country Club, Near Log Cabin Museum, Fairfield Bay, Arkansas Remarks:  The totem pole commemorates the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Bill of Rights. The totem pole was carved by members of the Woodcarvers Unlimited Club of Fairfield Bay after a suggestion by Loreda Ellis of Clinton, Arkansas. Club members who carved the totem include: Bob Hoskins, Mina Hoskins, Al Katzenberger, Coy Lawson, Max Nigh, Helen Planke, Clarence Radford, Art Sadel, Bob Schrage, Don Shelton, Mary Solvin, Allen Stewart, Dick Whisler and Jim White. The totem pole was placed in its concrete foundation by the Fairfield Bay Community Club's community maintenance department. The totem pole was dedicated on July 4, 1992 at the Fairfield Bay Log Cabin Museum's annual breakfast. IAS files contain articles from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, June 27, 1992, pg. 1B and 3B; the Ozark Mountaineer (Nov./Dec. 1992): pg. 62; and the Fairfield Bay Community Club News, July 5-11, 1992, pg. 15, July 10-16, 1992, pg. 11. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, June 27, 1992, pg. 1B. 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 AR000306   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AR000306 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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