Archive / Katherine Hepburn receiving totem pole carved by Ellen Neel from Harry Duker, Totem Land Society

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  1. Katherine Hepburn receiving totem pole carved by Helen Neel from Harry Dukes, Totem Land Society
Item Details

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 Sixties
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     (Ephemera)
  2. 10. Neel Family As Totem Pole
    Ellen Neel, David Neel, and David Neel (Photograph)
  3. 11. Before Public Reception, Vancouver Province, Monday, January 27, 1958
    Ellen Neel (Ephemera)
  4. 12. Ellen Neel and son David
    Ellen Neel and David Neel (Photograph)
  5. 13. Ellen Neel Carving with Children
    Ellen Neel (Photograph)
  6. 14. Ellen Neel Carving, "Kwakiutl Indian Carving Totempole"
    Ellen Neel (Photograph)
  7. 15. Dr Raley beside a totem pole
     (Photograph)