Totem and Chief Seattle, from the Seattle Documentary Survey Project

Tod E. Gangler, Totem and Chief Seattle, from the Seattle Documentary Survey Project, 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.578, © 1980, Tod E. Gangler
Tod E. Gangler, Totem and Chief Seattle, from the Seattle Documentary Survey Project, 1980, gelatin silver print, sheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm) image: 9 1⁄2 × 12 in. (24.1 × 30.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.578, © 1980, Tod E. Gangler

Artwork Details

Title
Totem and Chief Seattle, from the Seattle Documentary Survey Project
Artist
Date
1980
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm) image: 9 1⁄2 × 12 in. (24.1 × 30.5 cm)
Copyright
© 1980, Tod E. Gangler
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Cityscape — time — night
  • Cityscape — Washington — Seattle
  • Object — art object — totem pole
  • Object — furniture — bench
  • Monument — statue — Seattle
Object Number
1983.63.578
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.578

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