FELIX DE WELDON (1907-2003) Model of the Iwo Jima Flag Raising for the Marine Corps Memorial Fund, Italy, 1945 Cast spelter model with applied verdigris finish, signed 'Felix de Weldon' below last standing figure, the integral rectangular base impressed 'THE FLAG RAISING ON IWO JIMA', '© FELIX W. DE WELDON / 1945', and 'MADE / IN / ITALY' in the mold, mounted on black-painted wooden plinth, later U.S. flag accessory, sold together with the book, Iwo Jima Monuments: The Untold Story (2019), overall wd. 10, dp. 4 1/4, ht. 16 in. Footnotes: Literature The statue was one of thirty-six cast in Italy, sold as souvenirs to raise money for the 1954 Arlington Marine Corps Memorial. Additional history on fund raising efforts detailed in the included book: Rodney Hilton Brown, Iwo Jima Monuments: The Untold Story (Fairhaven, MA: The War Museum Press, 2019), pp. 184-189. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing