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(Totem Pole), (sculpture). Artist:  Unrath, Al, sculptor. Sharpless, Palmer, sculptor. Jumper, Elmer, sculptor. Larkin, Joe, sculptor. Marshall, Jack, sculptor. Fisher, Ray, sculptor. Stauffer, Bob, sculptor. Title:  (Totem Pole), (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Erected Nov. 1987. Medium:  Sculpture: poplar; Base: concrete with two metal strips. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 20 ft. x Diam. 37 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A totem pole with a dragon fly at the top. The dragon fly is the logo of the nature center. Its white wings are bolted on. With the exception of the blue fish at the bottom, all other animals are carved as part of the pole. The animals are meant to represent all of those animals found in the area of the center. From top to bottom the animals are: dragon fly, faded green frog, green snake, brown turtle, white owl, gray raccoon, red raven, brown beaver, black bear, and a blue fish attached at the bottom. The back of the pole is plain brown, except for the snake coiled around the pole. The totem pole is bolted to two pieces of metal set into a concrete base. The pole is enclosed by a small chain fence attached to four wooden stakes. Subject:  Animal -- Insect -- Dragonfly Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog Animal -- Reptile -- Snake Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle Animal -- Bird -- Owl Animal -- Raccoon Animal -- Bird -- Raven Animal -- Beaver Animal -- Bear Animal -- Fish Object Type:  Totem pole Folk Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Churchville Sculpture Owner:  Churchville Nature Center, 501 Churchville Lane, Churchville, Pennsylvania 18966 Remarks:  The carvers of this work are members of the Pennsylvania Delaware Valley Woodcarvers. The pole took six weeks to carve. In 1992, the pole which then rested on the ground, was reset because the wood at the bottom of the pole was rotting. The pole was bolted to two metal pieces set in concrete. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Survey, 1993. 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 PA000146   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000146 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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