Artwork Details

Memorial Totem Pole

Artist

Richard Baker Sr., Kim Washburn

Year

1997

Neighbourhood

Strathcona

Location

Oppenheimer Park

Description

This memorial totem pole was created to honour the memory of lives that otherwise may have gone unrecorded. Operating under the auspices of Carnegie Centre, organizer Steve Johnson drew on a wide base of neighbourhood support to develop a project with related workshops in traditional carving, beading and painting. By taking the workshops and participating in the on-site carving with a master carver, neighbourhood residents created a sense of pride and common purpose. The completed pole stands in the southeast area of the park, providing a symbol of remembrance and a monument of great beauty for residents and those who pass through the neighbourhood today.

Medium/discipline of Project

Indigenous Art

Park Board Funding Program

Neighbourhood Matching Fund

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