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Davis, Tim,
Ethnic -- Indian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Edmonds
Totem pole
Sculpture
Totem, (sculpture).
Artist:
Davis, Tim, sculptor.
Title:
Totem, (sculpture).
Dates:
1946. Dedicated Nov. 21, 1987.
Medium:
Pole: painted red cedar, metal; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Pole: approx. H. 30 ft. x Diam. 15 ft.; Base: approx. 3 in. x 6 ft. x 5 ft. (850 lbs.)
Inscription:
(Carved into bottom of pole:) KLUNKEL FAMILY/ARE (inscription illegible)
Description:
Totem pole carved of red cedar and painted. The pole has a metal support structure in back and is set into the ground on a concrete base.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Indian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Edmonds
Totem pole
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Edmonds, Edmonds Arts Commission, 700 Main Street, Anderson Center, Edmonds, Washington 98020
Located Public Safety Building, 520 5th Avenue North, Edmonds, Washington
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Edmonds Historical Society, Edmonds, Washington 1985-1988.
Formerly in the collection of Card, Gary, Edmonds, Washington 1974-1985.
Formerly located Seattle, Washington 1952-1974.
Originally installed Discovery Bay, Washington 1946-1952.
Acquired Kunkel, Lawrence, Seattle, Washington 1946.
Remarks:
Nearby plaque: "Nomad Totem Pole stands 30' high - weighs 850 lbs. This red cedar pole, carved only with hand tools by logger-woodworker Tim Davis in 1946 for Lawrence Kunkel of Seattle. First erected at Discovery Bay, Washington until 1952, then moved back to Seattle. In 1974 (transcription illegible) Gary Card acquired the totem pole, moved it to Edmonds and later donated it to the Edmonds Historical Museum in 1985. Erected on this site and presented to the City of Edmonds November 1987. Lawrence Naughton, Mayor. Edmonds-South Snohomish County Historical Society." IAS files contain copy of related article from Seattle Times, Nov. 13, 1987.
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 WA000430
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WA000430
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