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    		• Bailey, Jerry,
     
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    		• Harris, Stephanie Jane,
     
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    		• Rosenthal, Joe,
     
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    		• Thomas, Wesley Earl,
     
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    		• Fonseca, Abelardo,
     
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    		• Castaneda, Gloria Estella,
     
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    		• Yow, Callie Louise Myers,
     
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    		• Strom, Christe Thord,
     
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    		• Sanders, Bobby Rex,
     
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    		• Salazar, Julie Ann,
     
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    		• Oviedo, Maria Teresa,
     
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    		• Holland, Steve Bryan,
     
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    		• Fortenberry, Jeanette,
     
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    		• Flores, Celia Sally,
     
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    		• Calderon, Linda Marie,
     
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    		• Butler, Lionel Richard,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Homage -- Block, Harlon
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Weslaco
     
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    Harlon Block Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Bailey, Jerry, sculptor.
    Harris, Stephanie Jane, designer.
    Rosenthal, Joe, 1911-2006, photographer. (copy after)
    Thomas, Wesley Earl, fabricator.
    Fonseca, Abelardo, fabricator.
    Castaneda, Gloria Estella, fabricator.
    Yow, Callie Louise Myers, fabricator.
    Strom, Christe Thord, fabricator.
    Sanders, Bobby Rex, fabricator.
    Salazar, Julie Ann, fabricator.
    Oviedo, Maria Teresa, fabricator.
    Holland, Steve Bryan, fabricator.
    Fortenberry, Jeanette, fabricator.
    Flores, Celia Sally, fabricator.
    Calderon, Linda Marie, fabricator.
    Butler, Lionel Richard, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Harlon Block Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Iwo Jima Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated May 30, 1977.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Painted concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 14 ft. x 8 ft. 6 in. x 14 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Abstract concrete construction based on the famous Rosenthal photograph of the soldiers raising the flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. A long, sloped triangular base painted black represents the mountain. Above it are two white triangular shapes; the vertical shape represents the flagpole and the longer, horizontal shape represents the soldiers.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    History -- United States -- World War II
    Homage -- Block, Harlon
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Weslaco
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Weslaco, Parks and Recreation Department, 500 South Kansas Avenue, Weslaco, Texas 78569
    Located Harlon Block Park, Weslaco, Texas
    Remarks: 
    Nearby plaque: "Harlon Block Memorial. Corporal Harlon Block was a native son. He was one of five Marines and one Navy man who raised the United States flag on Mount Suribachi during the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima. Two weeks later on March 1, 1945, he was killed in action. He was laid to rest in the Weslaco Cemetery with full military honors."
    Nearby plaque: "Memorial. Dedicated May 30, 1977. The Harlon Block Memorial is reality through the efforts of the Cueller Elementary School Activity Lab. Students, Pan American University Art Department and the City of Weslaco." The idea for the memorial was initiated by students at Cueller Elementary School. The sculpture was designed by Harris, a student at University of Texas Pan American and was fabricated by UTPA art students under the direction of Art Department Head, Jerry Bailey. IAS files contain copy of related article from McAllen Monitor, May 31, 1977.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    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 TX001011
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