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Totem Pole, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown (Chilkat), sculptor. Title:  Totem Pole, (sculpture). Dates:  1925. Dedicated 1926. Medium:  Sculpture: painted wood; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 17 1/2 ft. x W. 2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 1 1/2 ft. x W. 1 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) DONATED BY J. WALTER TODD 1926 Description:  Animal figures on a totem pole include, from top to bottom, a raven, fish, bear and wolf. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian -- Chilkat Animal -- Bird -- Raven Animal -- Fish Animal -- Bear Animal -- Wolf Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Santa Monica Totem pole Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Santa Monica, Cultural Affairs Division, Arts Department, 1685 Main Street, Room 106, Santa Monica, California 90401 Located Palisades Park, Inspiration Point, at end of San Vicente Boulevard, Santa Monica, California Remarks:  The totem pole, made by the Chilkat Thlinger Indian tribe of Sitka, Alaska, was commissioned and donated by J. Walter Tood, who came up with the idea of a totem pole for Santa Monica, after a trip to Alaska in 1925. Commissioned and donated by J. Walter Todd for the City of Santa Monica. IAS files contain a brochure from Palisades Park. 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 CA001890   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001890 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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