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Totemic Columns, (sculpture). Artist:  Dimond, Tom, sculptor. Gray, Don, sculptor. Title:  Totemic Columns, (sculpture). Dates:  1993. Dedicated May or June 1993. Medium:  Glazed ceramic topped with bronze. Dimensions:  8 columns. Overall: approx. 10 x 30 x 150 ft. Inscription:  (Inscriptions on plaque in front of poles include excerpts from diaries of pioneers crossing the country on the Oregon Trail) Description:  Eight totemic columns stand in a landscaped area which simulates a portion of the Oregon Trail. The poles are white, turquoise, black, yellow, blue and earth tones. The poles represent markers on the Oregon Trail such as Chimney Rock, Court House Rock and Lone Tree and are decorated with a layered collage of words and images. Images include a sundial, feathers, oxen horns, an Appaloosa pony, a crow's head, a cattle herd scene, pine trees, and phases of the moon. Woven through are patterns from Indian blankets, Victorian lace, plowed fields, wagon wheels, and rattle snake tails. Subject:  History -- United States -- Westward Expansion History -- United States -- Oregon Trail Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- La Grande Totem pole Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of La Grande, 100 L Avenue, La Grande, Oregon 97850 Located Birnie Park, B Avenue, La Grande, Oregon Remarks:  The Oregon Trail ran through what is now Birnie Park. IAS files include the text of a speech given on the Trail and text found on the columns. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon 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 OR000347   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OR000347 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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