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Edwards, Charles,
John Vernia & Son,
Figure group -- Male & Child
Occupation -- Service
Dress -- Uniform
Architecture -- Vehicle
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- New Albany
Relief
Sculpture
Volunteer Firemen's Monument, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Edwards, Charles, sculptor.
John Vernia & Son, fabricator.
Title:
Volunteer Firemen's Monument, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1902. Dedicated Sept. 7, 1902.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: pewter with high tin content; Base: Bedford limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 9 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(At rear of base:) Vernia & Son (On front of base:) 1825-1865/IN MEMORY/OF/VOLUNTEER FIREMEN CO'S/NO 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5/& H & L CO, NO. 1/ERECTED 1902 (On all four sides of the cap of the monument:) F (Inscribed on the bucket:) H of L unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length cast pewter figure of a firefighter in full uniform. In his proper left arm he carries a small child, protecting it in the shelter of his coat. His proper right arm hangs down, hand clenched to hold a (missing) lantern. The child's proper left arm and head rest on the fireman's chest. The child wears a gown and is barefoot. The
sculpture
stands atop a tall limestone pedestal with relief carvings on all four sides. On the front of the pedestal is a relief of a hand pump fire wagon. On the back is a relief of a bucket resting on a log topped by a pair of ladders. On the proper right side is a relief of crossed nozzles and hoses. On the proper left side is a relief of a fireman's hat.
Subject:
Figure group
--
Male & Child
Occupation
--
Service
--
Fireman
Dress
--
Uniform
--
Fireman Uniform
Architecture
--
Vehicle
--
Fire Engine
Object
--
Tool
--
Ladder
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Indiana
--
New
Albany
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
New
Albany
, City-County Building,
New
Albany
,
Indiana
47150
Located Fairview Cemetery,
New
Albany
,
Indiana
Remarks:
The
sculpture
, which had been badly vandalized, was restored in 1989 by Bill Brummitt. The
sculpture
was conceived by Capt. William Merker, Chief of the Fire Department, to honor the Volunteer Firemen of the community and was funded through the Veteran Firemen's Association. IAS files contain copy of related article from Daily Ledger (
New
Albany
, IN), Aug. 30, 1902.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Indiana
survey, 1993.
Monumental News, July 1902, pg. 424.
National Park Service, American Monuments and
Outdoor
Sculpture
Database, IN0008, 1989.
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 IN000625
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