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Firefighter Silhouettes, (sculpture). Artist:  Askman, Tom K., 1941- , sculptor. Rex Bond & David Rutherford, ARC, architectural firm. Title:  Firefighter Silhouettes, (sculpture). Dates:  1987-1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Aluminum. Description:  Five silhouettes of firefighters in various stages of firefighting are seen in the five windows of a tower on the fire station. In the first-floor window a fireman swings a pickaxe behind his back. In the second-floor window a fireman climbs a ladder, the top of which is seen in the third-floor window. In the fourth-floor window a fireman sprays water with a hose. Another fireman is in the top window. All five silhouettes are on tracks and can be moved out of sight. Subject:  Figure group Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform Object -- Tool -- Ladder Object -- Tool -- Axe Object -- Tool -- Hose Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Kinetic Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Seattle, Seattle Arts Commission, 312 1st Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109 Located Fire Station Number 17, Corner of N.E. 50th Street & 11th Avenue N.E., Seattle, Washington Remarks:  Funding received from the department of Administrative Services One Percent for Art Program. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995. Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 195. Illustration:  Image on file. Seattle Arts Commission, "A Field Guide to Seattle's Public Art," Seattle: Seattle Arts Commission, 1991, pg. 165. 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 WA000053   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000053 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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