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Sculptor:
Nordwall, Adam Fortunate Eagle  Search this
Subject:
Livermore, Robert  Search this
Medium:
Totem pole: wood; Base: concrete
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Totem pole
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Livermore Recreation and Park District 71 Trevarno Road Livermore California 94550
Located Centennial Park Corner of 4th Street & Holmes Street Livermore California
Date:
Commissioned 1969. Dedicated May 18, 1974
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
Summary:
A totem pole with a spread-winged eagle on top, sheltering a small figure of Robert Livermore, founder of the city. Beneath them is a house (symbolic of the village of Livermore); a farmer holding a bunch of grapes (symbolizing their agricultural heritage); a beaver holding the symbol of atomic energy (representing Industry); the head of a child (symbolizing the new generation and the city's future) and ten rings (representing the decades in the last 100 years). The totem pole is mounted on a square base.
Topic:
Portrait male  Search this
Figure--Child--Head  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Allegory--Place--Livermore  Search this
Occupation--Farm--Farmer  Search this
Allegory--Other--Physics  Search this
Animal--Bird--Eagle  Search this
Animal--Beaver  Search this
Object--Fruit--Grape  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA000916
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_331053