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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Segesman, John G.,     Cartledge, Joseph,     W. H. Mullins Company,     Jones Brothers Company,     Figure group -- Male & Child     Occupation -- Service     Dress -- Uniform     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Elmira     Gravestone     Sculpture

Monument to Firefighters, (sculpture). Artist:  Segesman, John G., sculptor. Cartledge, Joseph, designer. W. H. Mullins Company, founder. Jones Brothers Company, carver. Title:  Monument to Firefighters, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Volunteer Firefighter Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 14, 1903. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze or sheet copper; Base: Barre granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 113 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. Inscription:  J. SEGGESSMAN (sic) (On front of base:) ELMIRA/EXEMPT/FIRE ASSOCIATION/1903 (On back of base:) PROTECTION H. & L. NO 1/ELMIRA HOSE NO. 1/NEPTUNE HOSE NO. 2/INDEPENDANT (sic) HOSE NO. 3/OURS HOSE NO 4./GOODRELL HOSE NO 5/ELDRIDGE HOSE NO 6/ VOLUNTEER FIREMAN/WE LABORED TO SAVE/OUR WORK IS DONE signed Description:  Full-length figure of a fireman. He wears a uniform including firehat and overcoat. He holds a young child in his proper left arm. The child's proper right arm is on the fireman's proper left shoulder. The fireman holds out a lantern in his proper right hand; the child points to it with its proper left hand. The bronze sculpture stands on a multi-stepped granite pedestal base. Subject:  Figure group -- Male & Child Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Elmira Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Firemans Benevolent Association, Elmira Fire Department, 101-109 West Second Street, Elmira, New York 14901 Located Woodlawn National Cemetery, 1825 Davis Street, Elmira, New York 14901 Remarks:  Cost of the sculpture was $975, which was funded by the Fireman's Association of the State of New York. The monument was dedicated to the old Elmira Exempt Fire Department and stands over 12 graves belonging to Elmira Firemen. In 1975 the sculpture was stolen; it was recovered in Pennsylvania the same year, and returned to its original location. IAS files contain copies of related articles from Elmira Telegram March 18, 1975 and Elmira Star Gazette, Jan. 2, 1994. Monumental News, Dec. 1903, pg. 718 notes that the sculpture is made of sheet copper. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY0267, 1989. Monumental News, Dec. 1903, pg. 718. Illustration:  Image on file. Elmira Star Gazette, Jan. 2, 1994. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NY000903   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000903 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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