The National Salute To Bob Hope And The Military
by Hany J
Title
The National Salute To Bob Hope And The Military
Artist
Hany J
Medium
Photograph - Original Photo
Description
The National Salute to Bob Hope and the Military is a circle of life-size bronze sculptures located just north of Seaport Village in San Diego. Each of the sculptures depicts a soldier from a particular era. In the center is the figure of Bob Hope at the microphone, just as he would have been as he performed for the troops overseas. Beginning in 1943 and continuing over fifty years, Bob Hope dedicated himself to visiting US service men and women all over the world. His ability to bring a bit of normal to the war front earned him a special place in the hearts of countless soldiers, sailors, airmen, guardsmen and Marines. A unique bond of comfort and camaraderie was forged during those performances, and it was that reciprocal fondness that the artists hope to portray in the Salute.
Each branch of the service is represented in the figures of the audience, as are the various eras of Bob Hope’s career from World War II through the Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War, and the first Persian Gulf War. Some of the bronze sculptures include a paratrooper, an infantryman, a fighter pilot, an artilleryman, an aircraft mechanic, a sergeant, a medic and a nurse.
All images are taken with a Canon 5D III (full frame) and a Canon 7D II (crop frame) using a variety of Canon L-Series lenses, and Tamron and Sigma pro-line lenses; processed in RAW with ACR, PSC, Photomatix, and a variety of other imaging software.
All images are Copyright © 2017 Hany G. Jadaa; C.Chem. M.Sc. Eng.; and Copyright © 2017 Prince John Photography (the Artist). The material contained herein may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or downloaded in any way, shape or form. All rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the Artist is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted under US, Canadian, European, and Australian Copyright laws.
Image is available for purchase at higher resolution and no copyright stamps upon request. Please contact the artist directly at pjphotography@uniserve.com
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December 19th, 2017
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