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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  J. W. Fiske Iron Works, founder. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Statue of Mr. Bird W. Spencer, (sculpture). Statue of Mister Bird W. Spencer, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 23, 1920. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: iron (?); Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 6 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. 5 1/2 in. Inscription:  (Plaque on front of base, raised:) A TESTIMONIAL TO/BIRD W. SPENCER/FROM THE FIREMEN OF/NEW JERSEY/IN RECOGNITION OF/SERVICES AS PRESIDENT/OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE/FIREMENS ASSOCIATION/1878 TO 1920/ERECTED ON THE/TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY/OF THE DEDICATION/OF THE FIREMENS HOME/JUNE 23RD 1920 (Back of base, lower left:) J. W. Fiske Ironworks, NY (Plaque on back of base with transcriptions) Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing figure of Bird W. Spencer wearing a suit. His proper left hand is in his trousers pocket. He stands atop a base with plaques. Subject:  Portrait male -- Spencer, Bird W. -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Boonton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by New Jersey Firemen's Association, Board of Trustees, 565 Lathrop Avenue, Boonton, New Jersey 07005 Located New Jersey Firemen's Home, 565 Lathrop Avenue, Boonton, New Jersey Remarks:  Bird W. Spencer was president of the New Jersey Firemens' Association, 1878-1920. He was appointed chairman of the commission which chose the Lathrop estate as the site for the New Jersey State Firemen's Home, a home for elderly and disabled firemen. IAS files contain a related article from Boonton Weekly Bulletin (Boonton, NJ), Aug. 26, 1920, which discusses the unveiling ceremony. 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 NJ000070   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000070 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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