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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Olliges, Douglas R., sculptor. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Dates:  1984. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze and mahogany. Dimensions:  Approx. 51 x 48 x 3 in. Inscription:  (On emblem in left corner:) (Center:) F/(Around center:) I A F TACOMA (On flame in center: text and list of names) unsigned Description:  A round plaque carved in relief. On the right is a fireman, pictured from the waist up, wearing a uniform and helmet. He is facing forward with flames behind him, carrying an infant wrapped in a blanket. On the lower left of the plaque is a firefighter's symbol. On the upper left is a full-length profile of a firefighter wearing a knee-length protective jacket, boots, and a tank on his back. In the firefighter's proper right hand is an axe. A hose lays at the firefighter's feet as flames rise in the background. In the middle of the plaque is a large flame, inscribed with text and a list of firefighters' names. The plaque is mounted on a building wall. Subject:  Figure group -- Male & Child Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform Disaster -- Fire Object -- Tool -- Hose Object -- Tool -- Axe Emblem Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Tacoma Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Tacoma, Tacoma Arts Commission, 747 South Market Street, #134, Tacoma, Washington 98402 Located Tacoma Fire Department #9, 3502 6th Avenue, Tacoma, Washington Remarks:  The sculpture commemorates lost firefighters. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995. 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 WA000238   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000238 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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