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N. K. Art Memorial Company,
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Service
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Arnold
Stele
Sculpture
(Fireman's Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
N. K. Art Memorial Company, fabricator.
Title:
(Fireman's Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
1959.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Stele: stone; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Stele: approx. 6 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. x 16 in.; Base: approx. 18 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 26.5 in.
Inscription:
(On small metal placard on rear of base:) N. K. ART MEMORIAL CO./NEW KENSINGTON, PA (On front of base, incised lettering:) TO THOSE WHO SERVED THE/ARNOLD VOL. FIRE DEPT./A. D. 1959 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A rectangular stele featuring an incised line drawing of a firefighter standing in proper right profile with proper left foot forward. He wears a protective helmet, a long fireman's coat, gloves and high boots. He holds a hose with both hands, supporting the nozzle with his proper left hand, and holding the hose with his proper right hand. The hose winds down behind him and around his feet. The stele is mounted on a base of rock-faced granite.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Service -- Fireman
Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Arnold
Stele
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Arnold, 1829 Fifth Avenue, Arnold, Pennsylvania 15068
Located Fireman's Memorial Park, 1700 Riverside Drive, Arnold, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The stele was installed by the Arnold Volunteer Fire Department in honor of those who have served in the department.
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 PA001342
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001342
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