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Public Safety Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Nygaard, Kaare K., 1903-1989, sculptor. Title:  Public Safety Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: polished black marble. Dimensions:  Fireman: approx. 7 1/2 ft. x 42 in. x 32 in.; Judge: approx. 8 1/2 ft. x 39 in. x 25 in.; Policeman: approx. 8 ft. x 35 in. x 29 in.; Base: approx. 2 x 16 x 16 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on base, front:) THIS MONUMENT/IS THE CREATION OF/SCULPTOR KAARE K. NYGAARD, M.D./AND HAS BEEN/GRACIOUSLY DONATED/TO THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS (On lower plaque, front:) 1989/RESPECTFULLY DONATED/AS A SYMBOL OF APPRECIATION TO THE/DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE/CITY COURT OF WHITE PLAINS FOR THEIR/UNTIRING EFFORTS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND SACRIFICES/ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE/CITY OF WHITE PLAINS/MR. & MRS. SALVATORE PEPIE/MR. & MRS. NICHOLAS J. PEPIE/MR. & MRS. EUGENE N. PEPIE/MR & MRS. WILLIAM S. PEPIE unsigned Description:  Three full-length figures stand on a triangular base. A uniformed fire fighter stands on the left; a judge in robes stands in the center holding a book to his chest; and a uniformed policeman stands on the right. The policeman talks into a radio held in his proper left hand. Subject:  Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Occupation -- Law -- Judge Occupation -- Service -- Policeman Dress -- Uniform -- Police Uniform Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- White Plains Sculpture Owner:  City of White Plains, City Court, 77 South Lexington Avenue, White Plains, New York References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 NY001305   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001305 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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