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Pitts, George,
Animal -- Bird
Object -- Tool
Allegory -- Element
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- New Castle
Folk
Sculpture
New Castle Fire Station Eagle, (sculpture).
Artist:
Pitts
,
George
,
sculptor
.
Title:
New Castle Fire Station Eagle, (sculpture).
Dates:
1978.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Eagle: White pine, carved.
Dimensions:
Eagle: approx. H. 3 1/2 ft. x W. 2 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(On front, below fire nozzle:) URINA IN EUM signed
Description:
An eagle, its wings raised in the air, grasps and pulls the lever of a fire nozzle with its talons. Behind the fire nozzle is a large flame. The eagle is affixed to the front of the fire station above a wooden swag that reads: "NEW CASTLE FIRE DEPT."
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object -- Tool -- Hose
Allegory -- Element -- Fire
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- New Castle
Folk
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of New Castle, Main Street, P. O. Box 367, New Castle, New Hampshire 03854
Located New Castle Fire Station, On front wall, above engine doors, New Castle, New Hampshire
Remarks:
Donated by the artist, who was a fireman at the time. The inscription below the eagle, Latin for "piss on it" came from the advice that firemen gave for handling a fire when a hose broke or the water supplied failed. IAS files contain a related excerpt from the "New Castle Town Report 1978," 1978, cover, pg. 2.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.
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 NH000113
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NH000113
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