Felix de Weldon | |
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![]() De Weldon with President Harry S. Truman in 1949 | |
Born | Felix Weihs de Weldon April 12, 1907 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
Died | June 3, 2003 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 96)
Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Education | Marchetti College (AB) University of Vienna (MA, MS, PhD) |
Occupation | Sculptor |
Children | 2 |
Felix Weihs de Weldon (April 12, 1907 – June 3, 2003) was an American sculptor. His most famous pieces include the United States Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial, 1954) in the Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, US, and the Malaysian National Monument (1966) in Kuala Lumpur.