Baltimore City Fire Fighter's Monument, (sculpture)

Object Details

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1992.; Image on file.; Maryland-D.C. Firefighter 5 (July 1990): cover.; (On bronze base of sculpture:) T.STREETT/(copyright symbol) BEDDI-MAKKI, GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN, NY (Front of base, incised lettering:) DEDICATED TO THE MEMBERS OF/THE BALTIMORE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT/PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE signed Founder's mark appears.; 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.
Summary: A fireman stands in full gear, his feet spread apart but firmly planted, his head turned slightly to his proper left. He holds an axe horizontally with both hands at waist level, the head of the axe by his proper left hand. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base.

1990. Dedicated April 19, 1990

Owner/Location: Administered by City of Baltimore Fire Department 44 North Calvert Street Baltimore Maryland 21202; Located 410 East Lexington Street, corner of Lexington & Gay Streets Baltimore Maryland

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Topic: Figure male--Full length; Occupation--Service--Fireman; Dress--Uniform--Fireman Uniform