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    		• Byrnes, T. H.,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Brewster, Robert
     
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    		• Occupation -- Service
     
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    		• Object -- Tool
     
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    		• Object -- Musical Instrument
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Fireman's Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Byrnes, T. H., sculptor.
    Title: 
    The Fireman's Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned June 1888. 1889. Dedicated April 6, 1900. Relocated 1974 and 1993.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: white marble, possibly Carrara; Base: Texas pink granite and concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 20 ft. x 58 1/4 in. x 58 in. (1,400 lbs.)
    Inscription: 
    (On pedestal, below plaques:) FIREMANS MONUMENT (On top plaque:) TEXAS CITY, TEXAS: APRIL 16, 1847/"THEY DIED THAT MEN THROUGH THEM MIGHT LIVE" (Plaques contain the names of 29 firemen killed fighting fires.) unsigned
    Description: 
    Bearded, uniformed figure of a late nineteenth century fireman Robert Brewster stands atop a tall pedestal on a tiered base. The figure holds a hose to his chest in his proper right hand and stands in front of a hydrant. A bugle is also present.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Brewster, Robert -- Full length
    Occupation -- Service -- Fireman
    Object -- Tool -- Hose
    Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bugle
    Object -- Other -- Hydrant
    Object Type: 
    Gravestone
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Houston, Municipal Arts Commission, P. O. Box 1562, Houston, Texas 77251
    Located Glenwood Cemetery, 2525 Washington Street, Houston, Texas
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Houston Fire Station #1, 410 Bagby at Preston, Houston, Texas 1974-1993.
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned in 1888 by the Volunteer Fire Department composed of Protection No. 1, Hook & Ladder No. 1, Liberty No. 2, Stonewall No. 3, Mechanic No. 6, and Curtin No. 9 for $3,500. Funds were raised through public subscription and various fundraising events. The figure is Robert Brewster, then the oldest living fireman. From 1974 to 1993 the monument stood on the lawn of the Houston Fire station #1. It is now in its original site. IAS files include a transcription of the names of those honored on the plaques.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
    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 TX000314
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