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Volunteer Firemen's Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Edwards, Charles, sculptor. John Vernia & Son, fabricator. Title:  Volunteer Firemen's Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1902. Dedicated Sept. 7, 1902. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: pewter with high tin content; Base: Bedford limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 9 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (At rear of base:) Vernia & Son (On front of base:) 1825-1865/IN MEMORY/OF/VOLUNTEER FIREMEN CO'S/NO 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5/& H & L CO, NO. 1/ERECTED 1902 (On all four sides of the cap of the monument:) F (Inscribed on the bucket:) H of L unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length cast pewter figure of a firefighter in full uniform. In his proper left arm he carries a small child, protecting it in the shelter of his coat. His proper right arm hangs down, hand clenched to hold a (missing) lantern. The child's proper left arm and head rest on the fireman's chest. The child wears a gown and is barefoot. The sculpture stands atop a tall limestone pedestal with relief carvings on all four sides. On the front of the pedestal is a relief of a hand pump fire wagon. On the back is a relief of a bucket resting on a log topped by a pair of ladders. On the proper right side is a relief of crossed nozzles and hoses. On the proper left side is a relief of a fireman's hat. Subject:  Figure group -- Male & Child Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform Architecture -- Vehicle -- Fire Engine Object -- Tool -- Ladder Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- New Albany Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New Albany, City-County Building, New Albany, Indiana 47150 Located Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Indiana Remarks:  The sculpture, which had been badly vandalized, was restored in 1989 by Bill Brummitt. The sculpture was conceived by Capt. William Merker, Chief of the Fire Department, to honor the Volunteer Firemen of the community and was funded through the Veteran Firemen's Association. IAS files contain copy of related article from Daily Ledger (New Albany, IN), Aug. 30, 1902. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Monumental News, July 1902, pg. 424. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IN0008, 1989. 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 IN000625   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000625 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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