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Totem Pole, (sculpture). Artist:  Young, Robin, sculptor. Title:  Totem Pole, (sculpture). Dates:  1976. Medium:  Pole: cedar, painted; Base: concrete, brick. Dimensions:  Pole: approx. H. 17 ft. x W. 20 in. x Diam. 60 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Carved cedar totem pole. On top is a Thunderbird with horizontally outstretched wings. Below this is a fish or whale, followed by a raven or eagle; at the bottom is a beaver. The totems are painted red, black and white. The pole sits in the center of a brick and concrete planter. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian Mythology -- American Indian -- Thunderbird Animal -- Whale Animal -- Fish Animal -- Bird -- Raven Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Animal -- Beaver Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Totem pole Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Seattle, Seattle Arts Commission, 312 1st Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109 Located West Seattle Recreation Area, 35th Avenue S.W. & S.W. Alaska, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  The pole was purchased and given to the city by the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995. Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 255. 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 WA000475   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000475 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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