Sculptor:

Miller, D. C.  Search this

Founder:

Tiffany and Company  Search this

Subject:

Hobbs, Rufus  Search this

Buechner, Winifred Hobbs  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of Newburgh Downing Park Planning Committee P. O. Box 306 Newburgh New York 12550

Located Downing Park Dubois Street side, facing east Newburgh New York

Date:

1909. Cast Sept. 1909. Dedicated Sept. 30, 1909. Rededicated May 30, 1910

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

Image on file.

(On plinth, in cursive script:) Cast by Tiffany Studios, NY Sept. 1909 D. C. Miller, Sc. (On base, front and back, in raised letters:) NEWBURGH/VOLUNTEER/FIRE/DEPARTMENT 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:

Full-length figure of a uniformed fireman stands on a tapered base adorned with relief images. The fireman holds a child on his proper left hip and beckons with his proper right hand. The base has both smooth and rough-hewn surfaces. Reliefs include a hydrant, hose nozzle and axe. The figures are based on the likenesses of Newburgh resident Rufus Hobbs and his daughter, Winifred Hobbs Buechner.

Topic:

Figure group--Male & Child  Search this

Occupation--Service--Fireman  Search this

Dress--Uniform--Fireman Uniform  Search this

Portrait male--Full length  Search this

Portrait female--Full length  Search this

Control number:

IAS NY001940

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

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