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Firefighters Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Barretto Granite Corporation, fabricator. Title:  Firefighters Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 8, 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft. 5 in. x W. 3 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 6 in. x 7 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. Inscription:  (On front:) DEDICATED/TO THE MEMORY OF/THE FIREFIGHTERS OF LOWELL/FAITHFUL AND COURAGEOUS/IN THEIR SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC unsigned Description:  A granite stele featuring a raised image of a podium topped with a fire hat. Incised at the top of the stele is the insignia of the Lowell Fire Department. Subject:  Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Emblem Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lowell Stele Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Lowell Firefighters Union, 117 Hoyt Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts 01852 Located Colburn & Moody Streets, Lowell, Massachusetts Remarks:  The memorial was designed and constructed by Barretto Granite Corporation at a cost of $4,400, which was raised from raffles and donations between 1964 and 1976. IAS files contain a time line for the memorial, a final report on the distribution of funds, the city's approval certificate, and blueprints for the memorial. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. 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 MA000606   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000606 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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