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Swearingen, Tom,
Animal -- Bird
Figure -- Full length
Occupation -- Education
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Cohutta
Totem pole
Sculpture
(Totem Pole), (sculpture).
Artist:
Swearingen, Tom, sculptor.
Title:
(Totem Pole), (sculpture).
Dates:
1993.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Wood.
Dimensions:
Totem: approx. H. 33 ft. x Diam. 12 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A totem pole carved from a dead tree, with images of a bird, perhaps an eagle with spread wings that project from the pole; a student sitting at a desk; a schoolhouse; and the name of the school carved vertically at the bottom of the pole.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Figure -- Full length
Occupation -- Education -- Student
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Cohutta
Totem pole
Sculpture
Owner:
Cohutta Elementary, 254 Wolfe Street, Cohutta, Georgia 30710
Remarks:
The sculpture was created by the artist with help from students at Cohutta Elementary School. Plaque on ground in front of totem pole reads: carved by Cohutta students/1991-1992. IAS files contain a related article from the Dalton Advertiser, Jan. 2, 1994; and a press release, dated Sept. 10, 1993.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia 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 GA000509
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000509
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