Lt. General Hubert R. Harmon, (sculpture).

Lt. General Hubert R. Harmon, (sculpture).

Phelps, Rusty, 1936- , sculptor.

X of N Art Foundry, founder.

Lt. General Hubert R. Harmon, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 24, 1984.

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Bust: bronze; Base: polished multi-granite.

Bust: approx. 32 x 17 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 36 1/2 x 20 x 42 in.

(On proper right collar of bust, raised:) US (Plaque on upper front base:) LIEUTENANT GENERAL/HUBERT REILLY HARMON/FIRST SUPERINTENDENT/UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1954-1956 (Plaque on lower front base:) GENERAL HARMON SYMBOLIZED/THE LEADERSHIP, WISDOM AND FORESIGHT OF/THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY. IT WAS THEIR DEDICATION,/RESOURCEFULNESS, AND PIONEERING/SPIRIT THAT FORGED THE FOUNDATIONS/OF A NEW INSTITUTION AND A NEW/STANDARD OF LEADERSHIP FOR THE AIR/FORCE./IT IS WITH RESPECT, GRATITUDE/AND AFFECTION THAT THE FIRST/GRADUATING CLASS SALUTES THESE/PIONEERS AS THE FOUNDERS OF THE/UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY./JUNE 1984 unsigned

A bust of Lieutenant General Hubert Reilly Harmon in military uniform, wearing a Chief of Staff's hat, a tie, and a lapelled jacket. On the upper front of his hat is the Air Force insignia, and on his shoulder straps are stars. The uniform ends below the shoulders, and beneath it, around the bust, are other images, including: on the front, under the proper left shoulder is the USAF Academy Cadet Chapel. On the side, under the proper left shoulder is a statue with an eagle and a fledgling. Under the proper right shoulder is Falcon Stadium and mountains. On the front proper right is perhaps an F-10 Super Sabre jet. On the front, under the proper right shoulder is a waist-length figure of a man in uniform, perhaps Lieutenant General Harmon, wearing a visored cap and saluting with his proper right hand. The bust is mounted upon a base with plaques on the front, with a sloped, lower front section.

Portrait male -- Harmon, Hubert Reilly -- Bust

Occupation -- Military -- Lieutenant General

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Emblem -- Military Insignia

Architecture -- Civic -- US Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel

Architecture -- Commerical -- Falcon Stadium

Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Landscape -- Mountain

Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs

Administered by United States Air Force Academy, 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 351, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80840

Located United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Honor Court, in front of Harmon Hall, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Commemorates Lieutenant General Hubert Reilly Harmon, first superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy from 1954 to 1956, for whom Harmon Hall is named. The bust was donated by the Academy's Class of 1959, the first to graduate. IAS files contain a related 1992 letter from the Air Force Academy.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993.

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