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    		• De Weldon, Felix George Weihs,
     
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    		• Rosenthal, Joe,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Portrait group
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Strank, Michael
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Block, Harlon Henry
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Gagnon, Rene Arthur
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Hayes, Ira Hamilton
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Bradley, John
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Sousley, Franklin Runyon
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Harlingen
     
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    		• Flagstaff
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Iwo Jima War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    De Weldon, Felix George Weihs, 1907-2003, sculptor.
    Rosenthal, Joe, 1911-2006, photographer. (copy after)
    Title: 
    Iwo Jima War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Marine Corps War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1954. Installed 1981-1982. Dedicated April 16, 1982.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: plaster of Paris and fiberglass coating, painted; Flagpole: steel; Base: concrete and Brazilian black granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 32 ft.; Flagpole: approx. H. 78 ft.; Base: approx. 10 ft. x 19 ft. 8 in. x 22 ft. 10 in. (130 tons).
    Inscription: 
    Dr. Felix de Weldon (Burnished in gold lettering around the base are names and dates of the principle battles, wars and engagements of the Marine Corps since the founding of the U. S. Marine Corps in 1775) (On front of base:) IN HONOR AND MEMORY/OF THE MEN OF THE/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS/WHO HAVE GIVEN/THEIR LIVES TO THEIR COUNTRY/SINCE NOVEMBER 10, 1775 (On base:) "Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue." signed
    Description: 
    A depiction of news photographer Joseph Rosenthal's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of the Marines raising the U.S. flag during World War II on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on February 23, 1945. Five Marines and a Navy Corpsman dressed in uniform stand in various positions as they thrust the flagpole into the slanted volcanic surface, with an unfurled flag at the top. The men depicted are Sgt. Michael Strank, Cpl. Harlon H. Block, Pfc. Franklin R. Sousley, Pfc. Rene A. Gagnon, Pfc. Ira Hayes, and PhM 2/c John H. Bradley, USN. The sculpture is mounted on a multi-sided base and lit with floodlights at night.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War II
    Portrait group
    Portrait male -- Strank, Michael -- Full length
    Portrait male -- Block, Harlon Henry -- Full length
    Portrait male -- Gagnon, Rene Arthur -- Full length
    Portrait male -- Hayes, Ira Hamilton -- Full length
    Portrait male -- Bradley, John -- Full length
    Portrait male -- Sousley, Franklin Runyon -- Full length
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Harlingen
    Flagstaff
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Marine Military Academy, Facilities Department, 320 Iwo Jima Boulevard, Harlingen, Texas 78550
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture is the original working model created by the artist for the casting of the bronze sculpture in Washington. The sculpture was a gift from the artist in October, 1981. The cost for developing the memorial site was donated by U.S. Marines, former Marines, Marine Corps Reservists, friends of the Marine Corps, members of the Naval Service, Academy Trustees, Alumni, Cadets and friends of the Academy.
    IAS files contain a related excerpt from Ann Ruff's "Amazing Texas Monuments and Museums," Houston: Lone Star Books, 1984; and a pamphlet "The Iwo Jima War Memorial," Marine Military Academy, Harlingen, Texas. For related information see The Valley Morning Star, special ed., April 1982.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Ruff, Ann, "Amazing Texas Monuments and Museums," Houston: Lone Star Books, 1984, pg. 70.
    Related Works: 
    Model for: VA000244.
    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 TX000729
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