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Felix de Weldon
Austrian sculptor (1907–2003)
Felix Weihs de Weldon (April 12, 1907 – June 3, 2003) was an Austrian sculptor.
Felix de weldon biography of barack obama
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.
Biography
Felix de Weldon was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, on April 12, 1907.
He received his early education at St. Egichin's Grammar School. In 1925, he earned an AB from Marchetti College,[1] a preparatory college.[2] From the University of Vienna's Academy of Creative Arts and School of Architecture, he earned his M.A.
and M.S. degrees in 1927 and his PhD in 1929.
De Weldon first received notice as a sculptor at the age of 17, with his statue of Austrian educator and diplomat Professor Ludo Hartman.[1] In the 1920s, he joined artist's communes in France, Italy and Spain.
De Weldon eventually moved to