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de WELDON, Felix Weihs  (1907-2003) Austrian-American sculptor, medalist.
           Austrian name: Fridel de Weldon.
           Born Vienna, Austria, 12 April 1907.
           Came to America 1939.
           Sculptor Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington Virginia.
           Member United States Commission of Fine Arts 1950-1963.
           Died 3 June 2003.

           R  E  L  I  E  F  S
Picture
1945 Motion Picture Industry Relief (cast by Eastern Bronze
            Tablet & Sign Company, NY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
            Auctions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .PCA 84:180
           Auctions: Rago Art & Auction (12 May 2012) [1/6] lot . 341

1945 Religious Scene Relief [plaster] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
           Auctions: Rago Art & Auction (12 May 2012) [1/6] lot . 333

           E  M  B  L  E  M  S
1965 Johnson (Lyndon Baines) Inaugural Medallic
           Charm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1964-005, Levine LBJ-1965-5
           Auctions:. . . . . PCA 43:43, PCA 69:194, PCA 70:308-309, PCA 80:271
Picture
1966 Deafness Research Foundation Pin . . . . . .  MAco 1966-060
           Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  J&J 10:250

           M   E   D   A   L   S
1957 Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Medallion. . . . .  MAco 1957-035
1958 Garcia (Calixto) Medal . . . . . . . . . . .  MAco 1958-077
1958 Bolivar (Simon) Statue Medal . . . . . . MAco 1958-091
1959 Castro (Fidel) Medal (only six struck!). . . . . . .
           Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 12:25
Picture
1959 Deafness Research Foundation Medallion . . .  MAco 1959-028
1964 Al-Haj (Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra) Father of Malaysia
           Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  MAco 1964-034
           Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 8:430
1965 Johnson (Lyndon Baines) Inaugural Medal. . .  MAco 1964-005,
                                                                       Rochette J-65-1, Levine LBJ 1965
           Auctions:. . .  BMP 2:5833-5835, BMP 2:5848; CAL 28:618,
                      CAL 29:893, CAL 30:581, CAL 32:1976-1980, CAL 33:1705,
                      CAL 35:1016-1018; J&J 7:357-359, J&J 8:318-320,
                      J&J 10:323, J&J 10:1787, J&J 11:868, J&J 12:543, J&J 14:709,
                      J&J 18:561, J&J 19:1096, J&J 21:1588, J&J 21:518, J&J 23:766,
                      J&J 25:413, J&J 26:665, J&J 27:980; PCA 43:43,
                      PCA 43:560-562, PCA 50:1148, PCA 51:851, PCA 55:1002,
                      PCA 56:1580, PCA 58:1627, PCA 59:1770, PCA 60:1241,
                      PCA 63:1423, PCA 64:1862, PCA 66:1118, PCA 68:1474,
                      PCA 69:1379, PCA 70:1231, PCA 71:41-42, PCA 71:1059-1064,
                      PCA 74:1981-1982, PCA 81:1369-1370[silver],
                      PCA 81:1371-1374
           Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . .1965.116.1
           Illustrated: S21 {1967} Rochette (medals of LBJ) p. . 87
1965 Johnson (Lyondon Baines) Inaugural Medal Charm . . .
           Auctions:. . . . . .  J&J 12:547; PCA 59:387, PCA 64:313
1967 United States Navy Seabees 25th Anniversary
           Medal . . . . . . . . . . . Turner 17, Dean D1967-1, Swoger 203
           Auctions:. . . . . . . . J&J 17:930; PCA 58:1752, PCA 82:345,
                      PCA 84:1003
           Illustrated: M60 {2008}Dean, National Comm Medals, p 25
           Illustrated: M62 {2008}Swoger, Nat Comm Medals, p 203           
1976 Spirit of '76 Bicentennial Medal (struck by Lincoln Mint) .
           Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 60:1618
1978 Eisenhower (Dwight D.) Inauguration Jubilee Medal. .
           Auctions:. . . . . . . . .  J&J 16:1960, J&J 17:827, J&J 21:516;
                      PCA 60:1235, PCA 63:1421, PCA 65:1549, PCA 67:753

           B I O G R A P I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

BA  {1947} Who's Who In American Art: 1947 [4ed:138],
           1953 [5ed:109], 1956 [6ed:119-120],
           1959 [7ed:146], 1962 [8ed:157],
           1966 [9ed:112], 1970 [10ed: 100-101],
           1973 [11ed:185], 1976 [12ed:139-140],
           1978 [13ed:174], 1980 [14ed:184],
           1982 [15ed:236], 1984 [16ed:230],
           1986 [17ed:251].
A18 {1974} Goode, passim.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 163.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 212.
A42 {1993} Reynolds, p 161-163.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:904.         

           N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

S21 {1965} Rochette (medals of LBJ) J-65-1, p 83.
N16 {1967} Taxay, p 253 (approved Washington-Carver commemorative coin design).
S26 {1968} Turner 17.
M38 {1977} MacNeil,
M39 {1981} Levine p 63-64, (biography) 101.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 28-29.
M60 {2008} Dean, National Commemorative Medals of U.S. Mint; D1967-1, p 25.
M62 {2008} Swoger, National Commemorative Medals, 203, p 202-203.
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