Archive / Katherine Hepburn receiving totem pole carved by Ellen Neel from Harry Duker, Totem Land Society
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Title: Katherine Hepburn receiving totem pole carved by Ellen Neel from Harry Duker, Totem Land Society
Artist: Ellen Neel
Date: 1951
Format: Photograph [black and white print]
Location: VPL Special Collections
Fonds: VPL #81522 CD #118
Size: 21.00 × 26.00 cm
More Information: The totem pole, which had become a national and provincial icon by the late 1940’s, was given to many international dignitaries and celebrities. Collection of the Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 81522.
Further Research: Aboriginal Art in the SixtiesRelated Items
- 01. Robert Davidson carving totem pole at "Man in His World"
Robert Davidson (Photograph) - 02. Totem carvers, Ellen Neel and Family
Ellen Neel and Ted Neel (Photograph) - 03. Indian Art, Vancouver Sun, July 6, 1948
Ted Neel and Ellen Neel (Ephemera) - 04. Dr. Harry Hawthorn unpacking paintings for the Museum of Anthropology
George Clutesi and Harry Hawthorn (Photograph) - 05. Kwakiute (Thunderbird) pole
Ellen Neel (Photograph) - 06. Ballerina Maria Tallchief with Ellen Neel and Totem Pole
Ellen Neel (Photograph) - 07. Kwakiute Indian Carving Totem Pole, Ellen Neel carving demonstration
Ellen Neel (Photograph) - 08. Creator of Totem Pole, Native Voice, September 1954
Arthur Moody (Ephemera)
More Related Items
- 09. Totem-Land Stationery and Mission Statement
(Ephemera) - 10. Neel Family As Totem Pole
Ellen Neel, David Neel, and David Neel (Photograph) - 11. Before Public Reception, Vancouver Province, Monday, January 27, 1958
Ellen Neel (Ephemera) - 12. Ellen Neel and son David
Ellen Neel and David Neel (Photograph) - 13. Ellen Neel Carving with Children
Ellen Neel (Photograph) - 14. Ellen Neel Carving, "Kwakiutl Indian Carving Totempole"
Ellen Neel (Photograph) - 15. Dr Raley beside a totem pole
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Project Sites
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