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    		• Brodin, Rodger M.,
     
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    		• R. M. Brodin Studios, Inc.,
     
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    		• Occupation -- Service
     
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    		• Figure group -- Male & Child
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Object -- Furniture
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Mountain Brook
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Mountain Brook Protector, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Brodin, Rodger M., 1940- , sculptor.
    R. M. Brodin Studios, Inc., founder.
    Title: 
    The Mountain Brook Protector, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Protector, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Copyrighted 1987. Cast 1991. Dedicated Aug. 6, 1991.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 48 x 29 x 14 in.; Base: approx. 38 x 48 x 28 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On policeman's left pant leg:) Rodger M Brodin 1991 (On front of base:) WE HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES/IN THE LINE OF DUTY./WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US./WE CHALLENGE THOSE WHO WILL COME AFTER US/TO CONTINUE THE TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE./SERGEANT FREDDIE J. HARP AUGUST 6, 1973/OFFICER GEORGE T. HERRING SEPTEMBER 19, 1987/OFFICER THERON N. HOULDITCH DECEMBER 14, 1990/MOUNTAIN BROOK POLICE DEPARTMENT/AUGUST 6, 1991. signed
    Description: 
    Standing figure of a male police officer dressed in uniform, including a hat and tie. He holds the proper left hand of a little boy dressed in long pants and short-sleeved shirt who stands at his proper right side. There is a portable, two-way radio at the officer's proper left hip and a gun on his proper right hip.
    Subject: 
    Occupation -- Service -- Policeman
    Figure group -- Male & Child
    Dress -- Uniform -- Police Uniform
    Object -- Weapon -- Gun
    Object -- Furniture -- Radio
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Mountain Brook
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Mountain Brook Police Department, 100 Tibbett Street, Mountain Brook, Alabama 35213
    Remarks: 
    Sculpture is one of several similar castings done by the artist dedicated to police officers. This figure's uniform has been customized with Mountain Brook patches, gun and tie tack of retired officers. IAS files contain vitae from R. M. Brodin Studios, which gives history of the "Protector" series and has photograph of the individuals who served as a model for the series.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama 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 AL000093
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