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Colossal Sculptor Fol de Weldon Shapes World Statues
Five foot seven inch artist Fol de Weldon dominates his field as creator of monumental statuary. His Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington stands 78 feet high, modeled from Rosenthal’s famous flag raise photo. He works in plaster for grand bronzes then ships to Italy for casting. His careers spans nearly fifty major works from England to Japan and new memorials in Greece and future projects in Kuala Lumpur Paris and Philadelphia.
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Fol
de Weldon
Iwo Jima Marine Memorial
Arlington, Va
Potomac River
Washington, D.C
Joe Rosenthal
Italy
England
South America
Japan