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(Flag Rising at Iwo Jima), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Rosenthal, Joe, 1911-2006, photographer. (copy after) Title:  (Flag Rising at Iwo Jima), (sculpture). Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 36 in. x 12 in.; Base: approx. 11 x 64 x 42 in. Inscription:  (Lower front of sculpture, incised lettering:) IN THANKFULNESS/TO GOD AND IN/LASTING MEMORY/TO THE BRAVE/MEN AND WOMEN/OF HURON COUNTY/WHO SERVED/THEIR COUNTRY unsigned Description:  A rectangular column topped with a bas-relief depiction of news photographer Joseph Rosenthal's photograph of the Marines raising the U.S. flag over Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on February 23, 1945. Centered below the scene is a relief of an eagle with spread wings, standing on the handle of a sword. Flanking the eagle are four military emblems, two on each side. The sculpture is mounted upon a multitiered base, surrounded by shrubs. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War II History -- United States -- Military history Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Emblem -- Military Insignia Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Bad Axe Relief Sculpture Owner:  Huron County, 250 East Huron, Bad Axe, Michigan 48413 Remarks:  Sculpture commemorates the soldiers of Huron County, Michigan. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000553   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000553 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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