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(Fireman Statue), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (Fireman Statue), (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1904. Medium:  Statue: painted cast iron (?); Base: painted cast iron (?). Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. x Diam. 29 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 2 in. Inscription:  (Base:) 1/9/46 unsigned Description:  A fireman holding an infant in his proper left arm and a lantern in his proper right hand. The fireman is clad in fireman's clothing consisting of boots, hat, and heavy coat. The base is decorated with molding and medallions. Subject:  Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Figure group -- Male & Child Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform Object -- Other -- Lantern Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Orangeburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina Located Corner of Meddleton and Hampton Streets, Orangeburg, South Carolina Remarks:  The idea for the monument, which cost $700, originated with the City Businessman's League. Erected in 1904, it originally had a bronze finish and marks the location of the first fire station in Orangeburg (demolished in 1902). The original monument, which stood 14 feet high, had drinking fountains and horse water troughs on the base. IAS files contain a copy of an undated newspaper clipping which shows the statue in the plaza with the original base. The statue was moved about 1935 because of increased traffic, and was subsequently moved in 1946 and placed at the Southwest corner of the fire station on Meddleton Street. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1993. 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 SC000054   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture SC000054 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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