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|artist = [[Norman Tait]] |
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|year = {{start date|1982}} |
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|medium = Totem Pole carved out of a [[cedar tree]] |
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|museum = [[Field Museum of Natural History]] |
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|city = [[Chicago]], Illinois, U.S. |
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'''''Big Beaver Totem Pole''''' is an outdoor 1982 sculpture by [[Norman Tait]], installed outside [[Chicago]]'s [[Field Museum of Natural History]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Grant Park Sculptures|url=https://www.grantparkconservancy.com/sculptures|publisher=Grant Park Conservancy|accessdate=April 9, 2017}}</ref> |
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'''''Big Beaver'' Totem Pole''' is a {{Convert|55|ft|m|1|abbr=off|sp=us|adj=on}} tall outdoor [[totem pole]] sculpture by [[Norman Tait]], of the [[Nisga'a]] people of [[British Columbia]], located in front of the north entrance to the [[Field Museum of Natural History]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. The totem pole was carved out of a [[cedar tree]] donated by the [[Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia]], according to the plaque, and was commissioned by the Women’s Board of the Field Museum of Natural History to commemorate the 1982 opening of a permanent exhibit about the Maritime Peoples of the Arctic and Northwest Coast. It was erected on April 24, 1982 (around the time the exhibit opened) in an event involving a traditional Nisga'a tribal ceremony with costumes and dancing sponsored by the Field Museum.<ref name="GPC">{{cite web|title=Grant Park Sculptures|url=https://www.grantparkconservancy.com/sculptures|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811202923/https://www.grantparkconservancy.com/sculptures|archive-date=2022-08-11|accessdate=2017-04-09|publisher=Grant Park Conservancy}}</ref> |
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[[File:Chicago, June 2015 - 084.jpg|thumb|left|Plaque for the sculpture]]{{Clear left}} |
[[File:Chicago, June 2015 - 084.jpg|thumb|left|Plaque for the sculpture]]{{Clear left}} |
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==References== |
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==External Links== |
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{{Sister project links|auto=yes|d=Q30634132}} |
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* [https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/big-beaver-totem-pole Listing] on the [[Chicago Park District]] website |
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Revision as of 22:39, 11 August 2022
| The Story of Big Beaver | |
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 The sculpture in 2015 | |
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| Artist | Norman Tait |
| Year | 1982 |
| Medium | Totem Pole carved out of a cedar tree |
| Dimensions | 17 m (55 ft) |
| Location | Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 41°52′02″N 87°37′01″W / 41.86721°N 87.61705°W | |
Big Beaver Totem Pole is a 55-foot (16.8-meter) tall outdoor totem pole sculpture by Norman Tait, of the Nisga'a people of British Columbia, located in front of the north entrance to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois. The totem pole was carved out of a cedar tree donated by the Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia, according to the plaque, and was commissioned by the Women’s Board of the Field Museum of Natural History to commemorate the 1982 opening of a permanent exhibit about the Maritime Peoples of the Arctic and Northwest Coast. It was erected on April 24, 1982 (around the time the exhibit opened) in an event involving a traditional Nisga'a tribal ceremony with costumes and dancing sponsored by the Field Museum.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Grant Park Sculptures". Grant Park Conservancy. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
External Links
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- Listing on the Chicago Park District website
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