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    Felix Weihs de Weldon (April 12, 1907 – June 3, 2003) was an American sculptor. His most famous pieces include the United States Marine Corps War Memorial...
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    October 1960, before personally meeting Felix de Weldon for a favour to design the monument. Felix de Weldon contributed in creating Malaysia's Tugu Negara...
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    photographer Joe Rosenthal. Upon first seeing the photograph, sculptor Felix de Weldon created a maquette for a sculpture based on the photo in a single weekend...
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    Marines who died in service since 1775. The memorial, sculpted by Felix de Weldon, is located in Arlington Ridge Park, near the Ord-Weitzel Gate to Arlington...
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  • Indianapolis 500 races Dave Weldon (born 1953), American Congressman (R-FL) Fay Weldon (1931–2023), British writer Felix de Weldon (1907–2003), American sculptor...
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  • baseball player Ty Cobb. The statue, completed in 1977, was designed by Felix de Weldon and was located near Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium and later Turner...
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    her forty-four years on watch. A statue of Martus by the sculptor Felix de Weldon was erected in Morrell Park on Savannah's historic riverfront in 1972...
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    Mother Joseph is a bronze sculpture depicting Mother Joseph Pariseau by Felix de Weldon, installed in the United States Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipation...
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    military and political leader Simón Bolívar by the American artist Felix de Weldon is located in Washington, D.C., at Virginia Avenue NW, 18th Street...
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    was dedicated on November 10, 1954. The monument was sculptured by Felix de Weldon from the photograph of the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi....
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    statue of the American politician Edward Lewis ("Bob") Bartlett by Felix de Weldon is installed at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., as part...
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    Medal of Honor recipient Richmond Hobson Hilton. In 1965, sculptor Felix de Weldon unveiled a statue in front of the stone wall at the Fredericksburg...
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    The Seabees Memorial is a sculpture and memorial to Seabees by Felix de Weldon, installed along Memorial Drive near the entrance of Arlington National...
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    was dedicated on November 10, 1954. The monument was sculptured by Felix de Weldon from the image of the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi. Since...
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    was dedicated on November 10, 1954. The monument was sculpted by Felix de Weldon from the image of the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi. Ira Hayes...
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    1954. Sculptor Felix de Weldon was inspired to make the memorial after seeing Rosenthal's photograph of the second flag raising. De Weldon duplicated the...
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    was dedicated on November 10, 1954. The monument was sculpted by Felix de Weldon from the image of the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi. Due to...
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    1954. Sculptor Felix de Weldon was inspired to make the memorial after seeing Rosenthal's photograph of the second flag raising. De Weldon sculptured the...
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    was dedicated on November 10, 1954. The monument was sculptured by Felix de Weldon from the image of the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi. Until...
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    Parliament Square on 1971. The statue was designed by an American sculptor, Felix de Weldon, who also designed the Malaysian National Monument. The buildings have...
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  • is a bronze sculpture depicting the politician of the same name by Felix de Weldon, installed in the United States Capitol in 1966, in Washington D.C...
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    the battle. Simply entitled The Marine Memorial, it was sculpted by Felix de Weldon, the artist who had also formed the Marine Corps War Memorial outside...
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    Statuary Hall Alaska Statue of Edward Lewis "Bob" Bartlett Bronze Felix de Weldon 1971 House corridor, 2nd floor Statue of Ernest Gruening Bronze George...
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    photograph of all time. The flag raising picture was later used by Felix de Weldon to sculpt the Marine Corps War Memorial which is located adjacent to...
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    Redeemer (1931), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, located in Arlington County, Virginia, by Felix de Weldon 1954 A closeup of the...
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  • General Shepherd, who presented the memorial to the American people; Felix de Weldon, sculptor; and Richard Nixon, who gave the dedication address. Inscribed...
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    monuments on the grounds include the Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial by Felix de Weldon, the Tennessee Holocaust Commission Memorial, the Sam Davis Memorial...
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    egalitarian." In 1977, a statue of Ty Cobb, designed by the sculptor Felix de Weldon, was installed outside the Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium. It would...
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    obelisk across Main St. to the north. The statue was sculpted in 1948 by Felix de Weldon and is mounted atop a tall red granite plinth. Behind the statue is...
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  • Altmann – art collector Bela Borsodi – photographer Eric de Kolb – painter and designer Felix de Weldon – sculptor, best known for the Marine Corps War Memorial...
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