The Volunteer Call, (sculpture).

The Volunteer Call, (sculpture).

DiSpirito, Henry, 1898- , sculptor.

The Volunteer Call, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 12, 1970.

Sculpture: reinforced concrete; Base: granite and cement.

Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 3 x 3 ft.

H. D. (On bronze plate on sculpture:) CREATED BY HENRY DISPIRITO (On plaque on front of base:) THE VOLUNTEER CALLS/THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE/THE MEN OF DEERFIELD, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE,/WHO HAVE SERVED AND WILL SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY/AS VOLUNTEER FIREMEN./THIS SCULPTURE, DEPICTING THE VOLUNTEER/CALLING TO HIS BROTHER FIREMEN, WAS CREATED/BY HENRY DI SPIRITO AND DEDICATED IN 1970 ON/THE TWENTY-FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE/FOUNDING OF THE DEERFIELD FIRE COMPANY. signed

A young volunteer fire fighter stands with proper left foot forward and proper right hand cupped near his mouth calling to other firemen. He holds his brimmed hat with his proper left hand near his heart. He is dressed in an open-necked shirt with rolled up sleeves and cuffed boots. The sculpture is mounted on a granite boulder set upon a cement slab.

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Service -- Fireman

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Deerfield

Administered by Town of Deerfield, Deerfield, New York 13502

Located Deerfield Fire Department, Firehouse Road, Deerfield, New York

The sculpture was installed in tribute to the men of Deerfield, New York who have served as volunteer fire fighters. The sculpture was dedicated on July 12, 1970, the 21st anniversary of the founding of the Deerfield Fire Company. The sculpture was restored in 1988 by Teresa DiSpirito, the artist's daughter, and Frank Cecere and Mitchell Lowell, under the artist's supervision. Second and fifth graders from Deerfield Elementary School spearheaded the restoration effort by sending letters to the artist and the fire company asking for their help. IAS files contain related articles from The Daily Press, July 13, 1970, pg. 19; and the Observer-Dispatch, July 20, 1988, pg. 6A.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

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