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Flynn, Joseph P.,
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Service
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Fireman's Relief, (sculpture).
Artist:
Flynn, Joseph P., architect.
Title:
Fireman's Relief, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cornerstone laid Oct. 1, 1936.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Concrete.
Dimensions:
2 reliefs. Each: approx. H. 17 ft. x W. 3 ft. 6 in.
Description:
A pair of firemen in relief flank the entrance of the fire department. The Art-Deco style figures are mirror images and delineated most from the chest up. The firemen are in uniform and a hose with nozzle pointed upward, runs the length of the figures.
Subject:
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Service -- Fireman
Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Rochester, Fire Department, Public Safety Building, Room 300, Rochester, New York 14614
Located Rochester Fire Department Headquarters, Southwest corner of Chestnut & Andrews Streets, Rochester, New York
Remarks:
The building was constructed as a Works Progress Administration project. IAS files contain a related articles from the City Newspaper, Feb. 12, 1981 and Sept. 15, 1988.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
City Newspaper (Rochester, New York), Sept. 15, 1988, pg. 23.
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 NY001796
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001796
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