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    (Northgate Totem Pole), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Carter, Dudley, 1891- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    (Northgate Totem Pole), (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Untitled Pole Structure, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1953.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Totem pole: cedar, painted; Base: concrete, painted.
    Dimensions: 
    Totem pole: approx. H. 50 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Near bottom of pole on west side, carved:) Dudley/C. Carter/1953 signed
    Description: 
    Non-traditional carved cedar totem pole, incorporating the artist's own original designs with designs from Pacific Northwest and South Pacific cultures. A bird totem is at the top of the pole, with wings and beak. At the bottom of the pole is a figurative animal mounted horizontally around the pole. Parts of the pole are painted with white, orange and blue highlights. The pole sits on a square painted concrete base.
    Subject: 
    Ethnic -- Indian
    Ethnic -- South Pacific
    Animal -- Bird
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
    Totem pole
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by DeBartolo Properties Management, 7655 Market Street, Youngstown, Ohio 44513
    Located Northgate Shopping Center, Entrance off Northgate Way, Seattle, Washington
    Remarks: 
    James Rupp text "Art in Seattle's Public Places," gives date as 1962.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
    Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 250.
    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 WA000578
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