Totem (Paluzzi)

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Totem
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Artist Rinaldo Paluzzi
Year1982 (1982)
TypeStainless Steel
Dimensions980 cm× 150 cm× 150 cm(384 in× 60 in× 60 in)
Location Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Coordinates 39°46′04″N86°10′17″W / 39.76778°N 86.17139°W / 39.76778; -86.17139
Owner White River State Park

Totem, is a public artwork by American-Spanish artist Rinaldo Paluzzi, located on the grounds of White River State Park, which is in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The sculpture is made of stainless steel and is a triangular shaped vertical "tube" with triangular and trapezoidal cut-outs in the steel. The piece sits centered atop a concrete circle, 40 feet in diameter, with a sundial face. The piece was constructed in 1982 and dedicated November 9, 1982. It is copyrighted 1983. [1] The sculpture was the first public art piece in Indianapolis fully funded by individuals, businesses and institutions. [2]

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The sculpture also has a bronze plaque placed just south of it. The plaque reads: TOTEM/BY RINALDO PALUZZI (AMERICAN B. 1927)/FABRICATED BY MITCHUM-SHAEFER, INC./OF INDIANAPOLIS AND DONATED TO THE WHITE RIVER STATE PARK ON NOV. 9, 1982/INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS (33 names listed) INSTITUTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS (30 names listed). [1]

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White River State Park owns the piece, which was fabricated by Mitchum-Shaefer, Inc. based out of Indianapolis. Over 60 individuals and institutions contributed the $95,000 to install the piece making it the first art piece in Indianapolis in which funds were crowdsourced for a public artwork. [1] [2] The piece cost $91,500 total to complete and install. Donors included Allstate, Allison Transmission, Eli Lilly and Company, and RCA. A series of limited edition lithographs of the sculpture were created by Paluzzi and sold for $250 each. [2] The sculpture was dedicated on November 9, 1982 and was copyrighted in 1983. [1] The Scecina High School marching band performed at the dedication ceremony. [3] Then mayor William H. Hudnut spoke at the ceremony and presented Paluzzi with the keys to the city. [4]

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References

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