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    		• George Brown & Company,
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Service
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Architecture -- Vehicle
     
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    		• Object -- Foliage
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newark
     
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    		• Medallion
     
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    Newark Firemen's Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    George Brown & Company, design firm.
    Title: 
    Newark Firemen's Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated June 13, 1888.
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    Medium: 
    Figure: granite; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. 28 x 12 x 12 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On side of lower section of base, raised:) A TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD/NEWARK/FIRE/DEPARTMENT (On side of lower midsection of base, raised:) ANNO/1888 (On other side of lower midsection of base, raised:) N.F.D. unsigned
    Description: 
    A figure of a mustached fireman, dressed in a fireman's uniform consisting of a knee-length buttoned and belted coat, and a helmet, stands holding a fire trumpet to his side with his proper left hand. He points upward with his proper right arm. The figure is placed atop a tall multitiered base whose lower section is decorated with four dado panels each ornamented with a medallion. The medallions on three of the sides feature a distinctive fire vehicle, while the fourth features an inscription with a sprig of oak leaves and garland leaves. The central section of the pedestal is decorated with inscribed shields on two of its sides. Above the central section is tall square column broken only by a beaded astragal at its lower part and surmounted by an elaborate acanthus capital and topped with a tapered pedestal supporting the figure.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Service -- Fireman
    Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform
    Architecture -- Vehicle -- Fire Engine
    Object -- Foliage -- Oak
    Allegory -- Quality -- Fortitude
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newark
    Medallion
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Newark, Newark Fire Department, Newark, New Jersey 07101
    Located Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 375 Broadway, Newark, New Jersey 07104
    Remarks: 
    The monument honors the dead of the Newark Fire Department. The sprigs of oak leaves in high relief on the pedestal symbolize endurance against adversity.
    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 NJ000251
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