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John Greg Monuments,
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Service
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- West Paterson
Sculpture
Fireman's Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
John Greg Monuments, carver.
Title:
Fireman's Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1962.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) DEDICATED IN HONOR/AND MEMORY OF THE/WEST PATERSON FIRE/FIGHTERS, LIVING AND DEAD,/FOR THE COURAGEOUS/SERVICE THEY HAVE DONE/FOR OUR COMMUNITY/1914-1962/DEDICATED BY THE/WEST PATERSON FIRE DEPARTMENT unsigned
Description:
Life-size figure of a fireman wearing a helmet, and a long coat with buckles. His boots have buckles identical to those of the coat. He is holding a hose with a nozzle, which comes from around his back on his proper right side.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Service -- Fireman
Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform
Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet
Object -- Tool -- Hose
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- West Paterson
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Volunteer Fire Department of West Paterson, c/o Municipal Building, 5 Brophy Lane, West Paterson, New Jersey 07424
Located McBride Avenue & Memorial Drive, corner park, West Paterson, New Jersey
Remarks:
Carved by John Greg Monuments in Elmwood Park from standard design E. P. book. IAS files contain detailed dimensions of the base.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey 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 NJ000035
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NJ000035
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