Totem Poles and Seattle
Rebecca Albiani

Thursday, July 10 at 6 pm via Zoom
Historically, the monumental sculptures we call totem poles were carved by First Peoples living far to the north of Puget Sound. How did the totem pole become a symbol of Seattle? Who carved the pole currently residing at the Log House Museum? We’ll hear the outrageous, tragic, and moving stories behind some of Seattle’s oldest and newest Native poles.

Ms. Albiani studied Italian and Art History at UC Berkeley, graduating with highest honors, and earned a Master’s in art history at Stanford where she focused on 16th Century Venetian painting. While a graduate student she received a Fulbright Scholarship for research in Venice. She moved to Seattle in 1996 and for over 20 years has been a popular art history lecturer at the Frye Art Museum, where her topics have ranged from ancient Egypt to contemporary art. She lectures widely in the Puget Sound area and particularly enjoys introducing audiences to unfamiliar artists.

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