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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Hewett, Arthur B.,     Portrait male -- Coombs, Simon E.     Occupation -- Service     Object -- Musical Instrument     Object -- Other     Dress -- Accessory     Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Worcester     Gravestone     Sculpture

Combs Firemen's Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Hewett, Arthur B., sculptor. Title:  Combs Firemen's Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Coombs Firemen's Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 15, 1896. Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft.; Base: approx. H. 5 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base:) ERECTED BY THE/WORCESTER FIRE DEPARTMENT/IN MEMORY OF/THEIR DEPARTED COMRADES/DEDICATED SEPT. 15, 1896 unsigned Description:  A standing portrait of Chief Engineer Simon E. Combs dressed in his fireman's hat and a double-breasted coat. He stands next to a fire hydrant and holds a signal trumpet in the crook of his proper left arm. Subject:  Portrait male -- Coombs, Simon E. -- Full length Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Object -- Musical Instrument -- Trumpet Object -- Other -- Hydrant Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Worcester Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Worcester, Worcester Fire Department, Business Office, 141 Grove Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608 Located Hope Cemetery, Section 34, 119 Webster Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608 Remarks:  The sculpture was sponsored by the Worcester Fire Department in honor of Simon E. Combs, 13th Chief Engineer of the Worcester Fire Department. IAS files contain a newspaper article from the Worcester Daily Spy, Sept. 16, 1896 and a copy of a program from the Worcester Firemen's Relief Association, 1887. For additional information see the Worcester Phoenix, Aug. 19-25, 1994. References:  Beall, Pamela E., "Artworks in Our Parks: An Inventory of Public Memorials," Worcester, MA: City of Worcester, 1986. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Beall, Pamela E., "Artworks in Our Parks: An Inventory of Public Memorials," Worcester, MA: City of Worcester, 1986, 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 87630012   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87630012 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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