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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Miller, D. C.,     Tiffany and Company,     Figure group -- Male & Child     Occupation -- Service     Dress -- Uniform     Portrait male -- Hobbs, Rufus     Portrait female -- Buechner, Winifred Hobbs     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Newburgh     Sculpture

Newburgh Volunteer Firemen's Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Miller, D. C., sculptor. Tiffany and Company, founder. Title:  Newburgh Volunteer Firemen's Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Firemen's Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1909. Cast Sept. 1909. Dedicated Sept. 30, 1909. Rededicated May 30, 1910. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 10 ft. x 6 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  (On plinth, in cursive script:) Cast by Tiffany Studios, NY Sept. 1909 D. C. Miller, Sc. (On base, front and back, in raised letters:) NEWBURGH/VOLUNTEER/FIRE/DEPARTMENT signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length figure of a uniformed fireman stands on a tapered base adorned with relief images. The fireman holds a child on his proper left hip and beckons with his proper right hand. The base has both smooth and rough-hewn surfaces. Reliefs include a hydrant, hose nozzle and axe. The figures are based on the likenesses of Newburgh resident Rufus Hobbs and his daughter, Winifred Hobbs Buechner. Subject:  Figure group -- Male & Child Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform Portrait male -- Hobbs, Rufus -- Full length Portrait female -- Buechner, Winifred Hobbs -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Newburgh Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Newburgh, Downing Park Planning Committee, P. O. Box 306, Newburgh, New York 12550 Located Downing Park, Dubois Street side, facing east, Newburgh, New York Remarks:  Erected by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Firemens' Association. An informal dedication was held on Sept. 30, 1909 at the home of the sculptor at Broadway & Concord Street, where the work was sited while waiting to be installed in Downing Park. A local resident, Rufus Hobbs, posed for the sculpture with his daughter, Winifred Hobbs Buechner. Members of the Firemens' Association were reportedly unhappy with the finished work because the figure resembled Mr. Hobbs too closely. The sculptor reportedly altered the features at the request of the Association. Although the sculpture remains at its original site, there is a possibility that it once faced south towards 3rd Street. IAS files contain related articles from the Newburgh Daily News, Sept. 30, 1909 and May 31, 1910 and the Evening News (Newburgh, NY), Feb. 24, 1971. 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 NY001940   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001940 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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