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    		• Ascasibar, L.,
     
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    		• Sheidow Bronze Corporation,
     
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    		• Figure group -- Male & Child
     
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    		• Occupation -- Service
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bethpage
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Fireman with Child), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Ascasibar, L., sculptor.
    Sheidow Bronze Corporation, founder.
    Title: 
    (Fireman with Child), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1960.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick, cement and granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. x 3 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On proper left side of sculpture base:) ASCASIBAR (On front of sculpture base:) SHEIDOW BRONZE CORP./FARMINGDALE N.Y. (On plaque on front of base, raised lettering:) DEDICATED TO THE MEN/OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE/WHO GAVE UNSELFISHLY/OF THEIR TIME AND EFFORT/TO THE/BETHPAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A fireman stands with left foot forward in full gear, wearing a rubber coat, high boots and a fire hat. He holds a small girl in his arms. She is barefoot and in a dress. The sculpture is mounted on a base made of brick and cement, capped by rough-hewn granite or concrete.
    Subject: 
    Figure group -- Male & Child
    Occupation -- Service -- Fireman
    Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bethpage
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Bethpage Fire Department, 225 Broadway, Bethpage, New York
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was installed in 1960, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Bethpage Fire Department. The base contains a time capsule.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
    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 NY000691
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