Artist
Wilfredo Valladares
DC8 Totem Poles, Totem 3
Date2010
MediumSteel, corten steel, and solar panels
Dimensions9 × 2 1/2 ft. (274.3 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Commissioned Project
Object numberDCCAH2010.069
ClassificationsSculpture
Locations
- Metropolitan Branch Trail (Near: 680 Rhode Island Ave, NE)
DescriptionDC8 Totem Poles will consist of 8 abstract totem poles symbolic of the 8 wards in DC. Each pole recounts crucial historical and cultural elements within the wards and include actual testimonies from DC residents. This totem is inspired by the organic form of the Potomac River. An excerpt from the poem by Ethel Lynn Beers entitled “All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight” are laser cut from the corten steel sculpture.
