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Mukilteo Pole, (sculpture). Artist:  Evavold, Jon, sculptor. Title:  Mukilteo Pole, (sculpture). Dates:  1992. Dedicated Feb. 1, 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Red cedar. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 25 ft. x Diam. 28 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Totem pole carved of red cedar depicting the history and natural history of the city of Mukilteo. At the top of the pole is an eagle clutching a salmon in its talons. Below the eagle are interwoven ropes representing the eagle's nest. Below the nest is a relief of the Rosehill School building and a school bus. Below the school is a bramble motif. Below the bramble is a relief of Park Street, including the old church, the Mukilteo Hotel and the Mukilteo Store. Below this is a Celtic design of interlocking chains. The bottom relief is of the Mukilteo ferry, a lighthouse, a gill-netter boat, a sailboat and three killer whales. A wave motif completes the twenty-one foot design. Subject:  History -- United States -- Washington Cityscape -- Washington -- Mukilteo Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Animal -- Fish -- Salmon Animal -- Whale Architecture -- Boat -- Ferry Architecture -- Boat -- Sailboat Architecture -- Lighthouse Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Mukilteo Totem pole Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Mukilteo, Historical Commission, 4480 Chennault Beach Road, Mukilteo, Washington 98275 Located Lincoln Avenue Park, Highway 525 near Ferry Terminal, Mukilteo, Washington Remarks:  The pole was donated to the city by the artist and the Jerome R. Waldbaum Family in honor of Milton and Miriam Waldbaum. Cost of the pole was $1,500. AS files contain copy of related article from The Everett Herald, February 1992. IAS files contain copies of correspondence related to the donation and placement of the pole. IAS files contain copies of the artist's statement and the dedication ceremony program. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995. 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 WA000354   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000354 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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