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    		• De Weldon, Felix George Weihs,
     
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    		• Peets, Albert,
     
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    		• Bedi-Rassy Art Foundry,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Byrd, Richard Evelyn
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Arlington
     
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    Richard Evelyn Byrd, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    De Weldon, Felix George Weihs, 1907-2003, sculptor.
    Peets, Albert, architect.
    Bedi-Rassy Art Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    Richard Evelyn Byrd, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Designed 1959. Dedicated Nov. 13, 1961.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: Carrara marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Sculpture, outside edge of right foot:) Felix de Weldon (Sculpture, back outside edge of left foot:) Bedi-Razzy Art F. NY (Base, front:) RICHARD EVELYN BYRD/REAR ADMIRAL UNITED STATES NAVY/OCTOBER 25, 1888 . MARCH 11, 1957/UPON THE BRIGHT GLOBE HE CARVED HIS SIGNATURE OF COURAGE/ERECTED BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
    (Base, back:) RICHARD EVELYN BYRD/AWARDED CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR 1927/NAVY CROSS 1930/DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL 1926, 1940/LEGION OF MERIT 1944. 1946/DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS 1927/COMMENDATION MEDAL 1944/SILVER LIFE-SAVING MEDAL 1922/MEDAL OF FREEDOM 1957/1928.1930 BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION MEDAL 1930/SECOND (1933-1935) BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION MEDAL 1936/1939-1941 UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION MEDAL 1945/ANTARCTIC SERVICE MEDAL FOR 1946-1947, 1955-1957 1960/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY HUBBARD MEDAL 1926/GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF CHICAGO HELEN CULVER GOLD MEDAL 1926/GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA ELISHA KENT KANE MEDAL 1929/SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LANGLEY GOLD MEDAL FOR AERODYNAMICS 1929/AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY DAVID LIVINGSTON CENTENARY MEDAL 1929/GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF CHICAGO GOLD MEDAL 1930/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY SPECIAL MEDAL OF HONOR 1930/HONORED BY MANY COUNTRIES FOR HIS EXPLORATIONS AND HEROISM
    (Base, left side:) (global map of arctic region) FIRST TO FLY OVER THE NORTH POLE 1926/AND THE SOUTH POLE 1929.A PIONEER CONQUEROR OF THE ATLANTIC BY AIR 1927 (Base, right side:) (global map of the antarctic region) VALIANT LEADER OF/FIVE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS 1928-1957/WHICH REVEALED THE SECRETS OF/HALF THE GREAT WHITE CONTINENT signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Standing portrait of Admiral Byrd striding forward as he braves the elements leading an expedition through Antarctica. He is dressed in a fur parka and heavy boots. His head is bare and he faces up into the cold wind as he looks out at the distant horizon. His clenched fists are at his sides. The sculpture rests on a square base inscribed with Admiral Byrd's accomplishments. The base is made of marble roughly cut to reflect the sun and resemble the reflection of snow.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Byrd, Richard Evelyn -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Admiral
    Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
    Dress -- Accessory -- Fur
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Arlington
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
    Located Arlington National Cemetery, Memorial Avenue, Arlington, Virginia
    Remarks: 
    This sculpture, commissioned by the National Geographic Society, commemorates all of Rear Admiral Byrd's achievements in exploring Antarctica. Byrd led five expeditions through Antarctica and was the first man to fly over the North Pole (1926) and the South Pole (1929). IAS files contain related articles from Evening Star (District of Columbia), Dec. 8, 1970 and Dec. 29, 1959. The Evening Star article from December 8, 1970 notes that De Weldon was in the process of installing another statue of Byrd deep in Antarctica at Byrd Station in the territory named for Byrd's s wife, Marie Byrd Land. The Evening Star article from Dec. 29, 1959 includes a photo of artist working on the sculpture in his studio.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
    Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 195.
    Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Evening Star (District of Columbia), Dec. 8, 1970.
    Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, E-11.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS DC000213
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