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Untitled Totem Pole
Untitled Totem Pole
	The totem pole in 2010
Artist	James Bender; Marvin Oliver;
Year	1984
Location	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
	47°36′37″N 122°20′39″W / 47.610142°N 122.344136°W

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Untitled Totem Pole (also known as simply Untitled or Totem Pole) is a 1984 cedar totem pole created by James Bender and Marvin Oliver, installed in Seattle's Victor Steinbrueck Park, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1]

Description and history

Oliver and Bender designed the 50-foot (15 m) totem based on Haida imagery, and Bender carved the sculpture.^[2] The top of the totem depicts a raven holding a Salish spinning whorl. Below the raven are human figures, a killer whale with a protruding dorsal fin, another smaller raven, and a bear holding a hawk. The pole is mounted on a concrete base and supported by a steel beam.^[2]

References

^ "Weekly Art Hit: 'Untitled Totem Pole' by James Bender and Marvin Oliver, 'Farmer's Pole' by James Bender and Victor Steinbrueck". artbeat.seattle.gov. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
^ ^a ^b "Untitled, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.

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[1] "Weekly Art Hit: 'Untitled Totem Pole' by James Bender and Marvin Oliver, 'Farmer's Pole' by James Bender and Victor Steinbrueck". artbeat.seattle.gov. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-18.

[SI-2] "Untitled, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.

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-'''''Untitled Totem Pole''''' (also known as simply '''''Untitled''''' or '''''Totem Pole''''') is a 1984 cedar [[totem pole]] created by James Bender and Marvin Oliver, installed in [[Seattle]]'s [[Victor Steinbrueck Park]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://artbeat.seattle.gov/2013/06/28/weekly-art-hit-untitled-totem-pole-by-james-bender-and-marvin-oliver-farmers-pole-by-james-bender-and-victor-steinbrueck/|title=Weekly Art Hit: ‘Untitled Totem Pole’ by James Bender and Marvin Oliver, ‘Farmer’s Pole’ by James Bender and Victor Steinbrueck|website=artbeat.seattle.gov|access-date=2019-02-18}}</ref>
+'''''Untitled Totem Pole''''' (also known as simply '''''Untitled''''' or '''''Totem Pole''''') is a 1984 cedar [[totem pole]] created by James Bender and Marvin Oliver, installed in [[Seattle]]'s [[Victor Steinbrueck Park]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://artbeat.seattle.gov/2013/06/28/weekly-art-hit-untitled-totem-pole-by-james-bender-and-marvin-oliver-farmers-pole-by-james-bender-and-victor-steinbrueck/|title=Weekly Art Hit: 'Untitled Totem Pole' by James Bender and Marvin Oliver, 'Farmer's Pole' by James Bender and Victor Steinbrueck|website=artbeat.seattle.gov|date=28 June 2013 |access-date=2019-02-18|archive-date=2019-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015720/https://artbeat.seattle.gov/2013/06/28/weekly-art-hit-untitled-totem-pole-by-james-bender-and-marvin-oliver-farmers-pole-by-james-bender-and-victor-steinbrueck/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Description and history==
-Oliver and Bender designed the {{Convert|50|ft|m|adj=on}} totem based on [[Haida people|Haida]] imagery, and Bender carved the sculpture.<ref name="SI">{{cite web |title=Untitled, (sculpture). |url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!336272~!0#focus |publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]] |accessdate=February 18, 2019}}</ref> The top of the totem depicts a raven holding a Salish spinning whorl. Below the raven are human figures, a killer whale with a protruding dorsal fin, another smaller raven, and a bear holding a hawk. The pole is mounted on a concrete base and supported by a steel beam.<ref name=SI/>
+Oliver and Bender designed the {{Convert|50|ft|m|adj=on}} totem based on [[Haida people|Haida]] imagery, and Bender carved the sculpture.<ref name="SI">{{cite web |title=Untitled, (sculpture). |url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!336272~!0#focus |publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]] |access-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219072845/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!336272~!0#focus |url-status=live }}</ref> The top of the totem depicts a raven holding a Salish spinning whorl. Below the raven are human figures, a killer whale with a protruding dorsal fin, another smaller raven, and a bear holding a hawk. The pole is mounted on a concrete base and supported by a steel beam.<ref name=SI/>
 ==See also==
+{{Portal|Visual arts}}
 * [[1984 in art]]
-* ''[[Farmer's Pole]]'' (1984)
-* [[List of public art in Seattle]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Downtown Seattle}}
-{{Portal bar|Visual arts}}
+{{Public art in Seattle}}
 [[Category:1984 establishments in Washington (state)]]
 [[Category:1984 sculptures]]
-[[Category:Bears in art]]
+[[Category:Sculptures of bears]]
-[[Category:Birds in art]]
+[[Category:Sculptures of birds in Washington (state)]]
-[[Category:Downtown Seattle]]
 [[Category:Haida]]
-[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in Seattle]]
+[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in Downtown Seattle]]
 [[Category:Sculptures of men in Washington (state)]]
 [[Category:Sculptures of women in Washington (state)]]
 [[Category:Totem poles in the United States]]
-[[Category:Whales in art]]
+[[Category:Sculptures of whales]]
 [[Category:Wooden sculptures in Washington (state)]]
+[[Category:Animal sculptures in Washington (state)]]
+[[Category:Corvids in art]]
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