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His creations, including the United States Marine Corps War Memorial and Malaysia's National Monument, showcase his artistic genius. The battle lasted thirty six days. The raising of the flag on Iwo Jima was the first time an American flag was raised on Japanese soil. Daniel is working on a documentary "A Hero for Humanity - The Man Behind The Monuments".

In 1925, he earned an A.B. from Marchetti College,[1] a preparatory college.[2] From the University of Vienna's Academy of Creative Arts and School of Architecture, he earned his M.A. and M.S. degrees in 1927 and his PhD in 1929.

De Weldon first received notice as a sculptor at the age of 17, with his statue of Austrian educator and diplomat Professor Ludo Hartman.[1] In the 1920s, he joined artist's communes in France, Italy and Spain.

Interview with Jerry N. Ness. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
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External links

"Felix de Weldon International Art Gallery". Retrieved 2007-01-12.
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His early environment played a pivotal role in shaping his artistic inclinations.

Education and Inspirations

De Weldon's talent emerged early, leading to an AB from Marchetti College in 1925, followed by MA and MS degrees in 1927, and a PhD in 1929. Felix W. de Weldon". De Weldon enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II.[2] He became an United States citizen in 1945.[1] In 1950, President Truman appointed Felix de Weldon to the United States Fine Arts Commission.

De Weldon is survived by his wife, Joyce Swetland de Weldon, of Warwick, Rhode Island and two sons Byron & Daniel DeWeldon. His most famous piece is the Marine Corps War Memorial of five U.S. Marines and one sailor raising the flag of the United States on Iwo Jima during World War Two.

Biography

Felix De Weldon was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary on 12 April 1907.

de Weldon worked on this monument from 1945 to November 10, 1954. De Weldon eventually moved to London, where he gained a number of commissions, among them a portrait sculpture of George V.

A consequential trip to Canada to sculpt Prime Minister Mackenzie King brought De Weldon to North America, and he decided to settle in the United States. (A de Weldon monument of is in , in ).

At the conclusion of the war, the commissioned de Weldon to construct the statue for the memorial in the realist tradition, based upon the famous photograph of , of the agency, taken on .

Daniel will play the part of Felix during the height of his career.

Partial list of Public Sculpture

1923 - Marine Monument ("Iron Mike"), Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau Wood, France
1935 - King George V, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
1936 - King Edward VIII coronation bust, London, UK
1936 - King George VI coronation bust, London, UK
1938 - Prime Minister Mackenzie King - Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada
1938 - Agnes Campbell Macphail - Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada
1938 - Senator Cairine Wilson - Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada
1945 - George Washington, United States Embassy, Canberra, Australia
1948 - Simon Bolivar Monument, Bolivar, WV
1948 - President Harry S.

Truman bust - Truman Library, Independence, MO
1949 - George Bannerman Dealey statue, Dealey Plaza, Dallas, TX
1949 - Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
1949 - Senator Leslie Biffle, Main Post Office, Piggott, AR
1949 - John Steelman, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
1954 - Raising of the Flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima Memorial, Roslyn, VA (original model 1946)
1954 - John Marshall bust, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
1954 - Sir William Blackstone bust, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
1954 - George Wythe bust, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
1959 - Equestrian Statue of Simon Bolivar, Washington, DC
1959 - American Red Cross Memorial, American Red Cross Headquarters, Washington, DC
1961 - Simon Bolivar Monument, Bedford Square, Baltimore, MD
1961 - Real Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
1961 - Real Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, McMurdo Station, Antarctica
1961 - St.

Stephen the Martyr, Church of St. Stephen Martyr, Washington, DC
1963 - President John F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA
1963 - Harry S. Truman Monument, Athens, Greece
1964 - Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
1964 - Patrick Cudahy Memorial, Cudahy, WI
1965 - Minute Man Statue - National Guard Monument, Washington, DC
1965 - Richard Kirkland Monument, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg, VA
1966 - Walter Reed Sculpture, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
1966 - Abraham Lincoln statue, Chapultepec Park, Mexico City
1966 - National Monument for Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1968 - Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House, LBJ Library, Austin, TX
1968 - Sergeant York, Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee
1971 - Senator Bob Bartlett, Statuary Hall, U.S.

Capitol, Washington, DC
1972 - Senator Dennis Chavez, Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
1973 - General George Rogers Clark, Louisville, KY
1973 - Seabees Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC
1973 - Benjamin Franklin, Louisville Public Library, Louisville, KY
1974 - Centennial Statue ("Astronaut Statue"), Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
1974 - Florence Martus statue ("Waving Girl"), Morrell Park, Savannah, GA
1976 - Torch of Freedom, Veterans of Foreign Wars Headquarters, Washington, DC
1976 - Archbishop John Carroll (bishop), Prince George's County Court House, Upper Marlboro, MD
1977 - Ty Cobb, Turner Field, Atlanta, GA
1980 - Mother Joseph, Statuary Hall, U.S.

Capitol, Washington, DC
1981 - Mother Joseph Statue, City Hall, Vancouver, WA
1982 - General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., USMC, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA
1985 - William G. Leftwich, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel, USMC, Quantico, VA
1990 - President James Monroe statue, Fredericksburg, VA
1990 - Anchors Aweigh Sculpture, Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, New York, NY
1995 - Elvis Presley statue, Graceland, Memphis, TN

Notes

^ a b c Who's Who in Marine Corps History
^ a b Ness, Oral History Interview, 1969.

Malaysian National Monument (Tugu Negara)Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
References

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Oral History Interview with Felix de Weldon. Joe Rosenthal´s Pulitzer Prize winning photograph was taken on the fifth day of the battle. De Weldon took nine years to make the memorial, and was assisted by hundreds of other sculptors.