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Alison Bremner | 10' old growth red cedar | Permanent installation, Yakutat, Alaska | 2018-2019
On October 27, 2019, Alison Bremner became the first Tlingit woman to carve and raise a totem pole. The 10-foot old growth red cedar pole was carved in honor of her grandfather, John Bremner Sr. A Raven at the top represents the Bremner's clan; John Bremner Sr. is depicted at the base, holding a thermos of coffee.
Carved under the instruction of Tsimshian master David Albert Boxley in Kingston, Washington and finished in Yakutat, Alaska, the pole was made possible by the James W. Ray Venture Project Award from the Frye Art Museum/Artist Trust Consortium. It was raised beside the house John Bremner Sr. built, accompanied by a traditional Tlingit ceremony and potlatch.
Aatlein gunalchéesh.