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Fire Chariot, (sculpture). Artist:  Majorowicz, Roger L., 1931- , sculptor. Title:  Fire Chariot, (sculpture). Dates:  1973. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze, painted; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. x 47 in. x 88 in.; Base: approx. 11 x 48 x 48 in. Inscription:  (On back of sculpture:) FIRE CHARIOT/1973 MAJOROWICZ signed Description:  Abstract sculpture of a chariot-like vehicle that makes reference to fire trucks of old and their unsteady nature. Smoke billows out of the funnel, with wheels unbalanced, as if racing over uneven terrain. A painted "skirt" covers the step where the firemen and driver might have stood. The Three Graces appear imprinted on the north side of the skirt. Just in front of the most vertical element of the chariot is a sphere that once held an eagle, now missing. The sculpture is mounted on a short, square shaft, set upon a square base. Subject:  Architecture -- Vehicle -- Fire Engine Mythology -- Classical -- Graces Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Baltimore, Fire Department, 44 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Located John Steadman Fire Station, 19 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned through Baltimore's Percent for Art Program. The sculpture was painted by members of the fire department, rather than by the artist. For related reading see: Leslie M. Freudenheim's "Baltimore's Public Art 1960-1980," Baltimore: Scheidereith & Sons, 1980; and Henry and Caroline Naylor's "Public Monuments & Sculpture of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection," 1987. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Freudenheim, Leslie M., "Baltimore's Public Art 1960-1980," Baltimore: Scheidereith & Sons. 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 MD000466   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000466 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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