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(Haddonfield Firemen Fountain), (sculpture). Artist:  Rauchenberger, A. W., sculptor. (possibly by) MCO, founder. (possibly by) Title:  (Haddonfield Firemen Fountain), (sculpture). Dates:  1959 (?). Dedicated 1964. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: undetermined, gilded. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 3 x 2 x 3 ft.; Large basin: approx. 3 x 6 x 6 ft. Inscription:  Alce(...illegible) W. Rauchenberger M-F (copyright symbol) MCO (Metal plaque on basin, raised:) DEDICATED TO/THE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN/OF OUR COMMUNITY/THE BOROUGH OF HADDONFIELD/1764-1964 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  An eagle with its wings spread upwards is perched in the middle of a small basin. Three conch shells are in the small basin spread around the eagle. The small basin is set atop an ornamented pedestal set in the middle of a larger basin with an inscribed plaque. Water spouts out of the eagle's back and fills the upper basin, the excess spilling into the lower basin. Subject:  Occupation -- Service -- Fireman Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object -- Other -- Shell Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Haddonfield Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Haddonfield Library & Historical Society, Intersection of Haddon Avenue & Tanner Street, Haddonfield, New Jersey Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. Dedicated to the volunteer firemen of Haddonfield. Artist's signature and founder's mark were not clear to the surveyor. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey 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 NJ000087   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000087 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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