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(Firemen's Memorial), (sculpture). Artist:  Maltby, W. E., sculptor. Title:  (Firemen's Memorial), (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned June 13, 1944. Dedicated Oct. 14, 1944. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite and marble. Dimensions:  Approx. 12 x 8 x 6 ft. Inscription:  (Front of sculpture, vertically written:) IN MEMORIAM (Front of sculpture:) TO THE/FIGHTING MEN/OF THE/FIRE/DEPARTMENT./CITY OF/LOS ANGELES./WHO MET VIOLENT/DEATH WHILE IN/PERFORMANCE OF/THEIR DUTIES/DEDICATED/OCT. 14, 1944 unsigned Description:  Tall rectangular "grave-like" cross marker set on tiered base. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Homage State of Being -- Death -- Fire Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013 Located City of Los Angeles, City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, California Remarks:  IAS files contain transcription on adjacent plaque, and a City of Los Angeles Inventory form, which lists media as marble and concrete. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. 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 CA000357   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000357 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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