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Totem, (sculpture). Artist:  Jackson, Nathan, 1938- , sculptor. Unknown (Tlingit), sculptor. Title:  Totem, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Raven Pole, (sculpture). Haa Shagoon Gaasie, (sculpture). Dates:  1964. Relocated 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: red cedar; Base: unpainted wood. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 38 ft. x Diam. 31 in.; Base: approx. H. 12 in. x Circum. 101 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Totem pole features traditional Tlingit symbols to represent the oil industry. Raven the creator tops the pole, standing on the sun which he brought to mankind. As Creator, Raven put the oil in the ground. Below the sun is a sea monster holding a "copper" or Indian currency, to represent resources needed to drill for oil. The power to raise oil from the ground is represented by a legendary strong man who tears a sea lion in two. A beaver, a symbol of industriousness is at the bottom. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian -- Tlingit Animal -- Bird -- Raven Figure male Animal -- Seal Animal -- Beaver Fantasy -- Monster Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun Occupation -- Industry -- Oil Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Juneau Totem pole Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Alaska Southeast, 11120 Glacier Highway, Juneau, Alaska 99801 Located University of Alaska Southeast, Across from Whitehead Building, Juneau, Alaska Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Chevron U. S. A. Refinery, Nikiski, Alaska 1964-1991. Exhibitions:  New York World's Fair, New York, 1964-1965. Remarks:  Created by artists in training at Haines-Heinmillers, a training center for carvers in Haines. Alaska. Nathan Jackson's name is the only name mentioned of artist contributors. It was exhibited at the World's Fair in New York in 1964. The pole was originally owned by Chevron U. S. A. and located at their refinery near Nikiski, Alaska. Chevron donated it to the University in 1991 after the refinery closed. The sculpture was cleaned and painted in the summer of 1993. IAS files include text of a nearby commemorative plaque. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alaska 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 AK000184   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AK000184 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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