[Worcester Fire Department]
Artist
Bruce Davidson
(American, born 1933)
CultureAmerican
Date1999
MediumResin-Coated Print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 3/4 × 10 1/16 in. (19.7 × 25.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
SignedOn print verso: Description Label
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number2018.44.76
Not on view
DescriptionUSA. Massachusetts. 1999. On December 3rd, 1999 a fire in Worcester started with a candle in an abandoned warehouse. It ended with temperatures above 3000 degrees the men of the Worcester fire department in a fight for their lives. From left: Kevin Reando, Rich Roy, Gary Williams, Dave Halvorsen, Steve "Yeah" Connole, and Robert A. Johnson in the station house in March; the tattoos on their shoulders are inscribed with the date of the fire, as well as slogans such as "last alarm", "WFD", and "Box 1438".
