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Volunteer Firemen, (sculpture). Artist:  Eisenbrown, George F., sculptor. P. F. Eisenbrown & Sons, fabricator. Title:  Volunteer Firemen, (sculpture). Dates:  1901. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture; approx. 5 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 15 x 4 x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base, raised letters:) VOLUNTEER FIREMEN unsigned Description:  Figure of a fireman holding a hose before him in his proper left hand. He stands atop a tall column which is encircled by a fire hose. The column stands atop a four-sided tiered base with reliefs. A bas-relief plaque on front of the base depicts a man on horse-drawn fire engine. Text plaques on the remaining sides honor past and present firemen from 12 area fire companies. The lower base also features decorative reliefs of a hook and ladder, bugles and rope, and an axe and pick. The memorial was originally surrounded by four fire hydrants linked by a chain, now removed. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Reading, Bureau of Parks and Public Property, 815 Washington Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601 Located City Park, Penn Street entrance, Reading, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The sculpture was restored in 1990 and moved slightly northeast from its original setting. For further reading, see Morton Montgomery's "History of Reading & Burks County," 1904. The sculpture was restored in 1996 and may now sit in a niche with surrounding two foot high exedra seating wall. Additional text plaques were added at time of restoration. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001773   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001773 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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