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Big Andy -toteemi/ Big Andy totem pole |
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map | Ison Antin leikkipuisto, Marjaniemi |
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The Helsinki City Public Works Department has commissioned several playful pieces of sculpture, including penguins, cows, dogs, lions (a symbol of Finland) and Disney characters, placed in playgrounds around the city. The work has been carried out by unemployed 'sculptors' under foreman Jukka Toivonen. ´Big Andy' was made by Markus Juslin, using a decommissioned utility pole from the energy board. The League of Finnish-American Societies provided its expertise concerning the correct manner of carving American Indian totems.
©
The artist
© Helsinki City Artmuseum
WWW-production: Lasipalatsin Mediakeskus Oy,
Flammable Solutions Oy 2001
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