Birmingham's Vulcan Statue

The articles and photographs on these pages give a brief history and biography of Vulcan, Birmingham’s cast iron statue representing the Roman god of fire and blacksmithing, and of Giuseppe Moretti, the artist who created the statue. The Birmingham Public Library thanks Suzanne Wolfe and Alabama Heritage magazine for permission to reproduce the articles listed below.

"Vulcan: Birmingham’s Man of Iron" by George Clinton Thompson (Alabama Heritage, No. 20, Spring 1991)

Photograph Exhibit: "Vulcan Photo Gallery

"Giuseppe Moretti" by Jennifer Willard (Alabama Heritage, No. 20, Spring 1991)

Photograph Exhibit: "Giuseppe Moretti and His Work"

"The Colossi": Vulcan as compared to other mammoth sculptures (Alabama Heritage, No. 20, Spring 1991)