Chris Calle: Wood Carving of the Firemen's Eagle

Artist: Chris Calle
1961 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1988
Image Size: 23.125 by 12.875 inches
Overall Size: 29.125 by 22 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Cold Press Illustration Board

In colonial days, volunteer bucket brigades struggled bravely to fight fires, quickly passing buckets of water from one person to another in an attempt to quench the flames. As volunteer and full-time fire departments evolved, many of them adopted as their proud emblem the American eagle, symbol of America herself. Carved in wood, the eagle adorned the earliest human-drawn fire carriages, with their slow and laborious hand-operated pumps. Later, carved wooden eagles decorated the steam-operated pumps of the mid-1800's, drawn by horses and manned by career firemen. Even after the first of the modern self-propelled gasoline-driven fire engines appeared in the early 1900's, many fire departments continued to display the American eagle on their equipment. And deservedly so, for through their heroic efforts to save life and property, firemen have long since become a beloved part of America, admired by schoolchildren and adults alike -- much like the American eagle itself.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day of Issue Maximum Card for the U.S. 15¢ Official Mail stamp issued June 11, 1988.

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