Chilkat Valley craftsmen have received a carving project from the State of Alaska for the new entrance to the governor’s office in the state building in Juneau. Alaska Indian Arts, Inc., will carve six Alaskan scenes and will duplicate them on the inside of the doors, Carl Heinmiller reports. The carvings will be done in local black birch.
Sketches are being presented to state architect George Filler for approval, and in the meantime, samples of animal life as carved by AIA craftsmen are on exhibit in the Pacific Northern Airlines window in the Baranof Hotel in Juneau.
Heinmiller also reports AIA has been commissioned to carve two totem panels for the new Bureau of Indian Affairs art alcove in the new federal building in Juneau as well as several pieces of soapstone sculpture.
A bid on two eight by eight foot panels has been submitted to Alaska 67 in Fairbanks for the fine arts building on the centennial site.
AIA craftsmen have just finished 16 door panels of redwood which are in the entrance of the office building constructed by the Tyonek Indian people in Anchorage. These door panels are 33 by 8 feet and depict scenes of Alaskan wildlife, early pioneer days, and modern life. In addition, two nine-foot poles for the Alaska Railroad station in Anchorage have been commissioned. They will hide two vent pipes in the park area.