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Above we unveiled the plaster casting of  Neda 'Angel of Freedom' sculpture at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco at the Omar Khayam Ballet.  (This was before the portrait sculpture was completed in bronze.)

  Neda "Angel of Freedom"

Please scroll down to see this portrait bust in bronze.

Beautiful new video about freedom for the political prisoners in Iran http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1518132075311

Nice article about the two Neda Portrait Busts written by Amil Imani: 

http://www.newmediajournal.us/staff/imani/2009/10072009.htm

To see the video of the Neda Sculpture unveiling at the protest in New York click on the following link New NEDA Sculpture by Iranian woman

Press Release:  http://www.prlog.org/10335368-paula-slater-sculpts-second-portrait-bust-of-neda-angel-of-freedom.html

Update: Go 'Green in New York'  above the "Pedal 4 Green" guys with the Neda Sculpture.  On Sept 24th, Ahmadinejad visited New York City and delivered a speech at UN General Assembly. Thousands protested against his presence. I  shipped the fine white plaster casting of the portrait of Neda "Angel of Freedom" to be unveiled at the protest.  Ahmadinejad, along with Ali Khamenei (the Supreme leader), have arrested, tortured and killed hundreds of people and suppressed millions of others since the June 12th election fraud and coup.

SSohrab "Freedom Warrior"

  Life size portrait bust of brave young 'Freedom Warrior' Sohrab Aarabi.  Supervisor Ross Mirikamini and Paula unveiled the above portrait bronze and the portrait of Neda 'Angel of Freedom'  in bronze on December 12th at San Francisco Public Library's lovely Koret Auditorium.  The event took place at the "We Are All Iran: A Literary Reading to Mark the Six-Month Anniversary of the Iranian Elections, http://www.iranianamericanwriters.org/  in conjunction with www.United4Iran.org A Global Day of Arts and Culture for International Human Rights Day and Solidarity with the People of Iran.

 See Press Release: Sohrab Aarabi 'Freedom Warrior of Iran' will be Memorialized in Bronze

   Neda "Angel of Iran"    

Neda has become known as The Angel of Iran, The Angel of Freedom.  I was so saddened by the senseless murder of this lovely young woman that I wanted to turn the pain I felt into art.  So I sculpted this life size bust of Neda and when it is cast in bronze I will donate it and hope it can help to memorialize this Angel of Iran.  The Iranian government banned Neda's family from even having a memorial for her.  However, you will not be forgotten Neda.  It is my prayer that countries around the world will hold memorial services for this Angel of Freedom.

Click the following link for the recent Press Release: http://www.prlog.org/10286255-death-of-neda-the-angel-of-iran-inspires-celebrated-american-sculptor.html

Unveiling of the plaster casting of Neda's portrait bust (a bronze is presently being cast) at the United 4 Iran rally in San Francisco on July 25th, 2009.  It was a powerful event with more 10,000 participating.

Note:  I started sculpting this portrait of Neda when the only picture of Neda that was absolutely verified to be a photograph of her was the one where she is wearing the scarf.  Due to the many requests I've received asking that I sculpt a portrait of Neda in which she isn't wearing the hejab/scarf (that she and women in Iran are forced to wear by the Islamic Regime), I have sculpted a second portrait bust based on the lovely smiling photograph of Neda with her hair free and uncovered.  In November I will be unveiling and donating this second bronze portrait at the Celebrating Iranian Women Conference in Washington D.C.

My facebook  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paula-B-Slater/122068936317

Tribute to Neda Soltani and others - Keep their memory alive by lighting a candle

http://www.freedominiran.com/site/Welcome.html

Neda Angel of Iran

Above is a photo of a "Paula" rose

To the left is the second portrait bust of Neda--it is the face on the other side of the coin.  The first sculpture was a historical portrait of Neda "Angel of Iran".  It showed a strong and proud Neda whose spirit could not be broken by an oppressive dictatorship under which she lived and died.  However, this second sculpture is of Neda "the Angel of Freedom" with her hair uncovered, and she is radiating the hope of her people for a free Iran.  It is a more intimate portrait in which she was free to show her vulnerability and innocence.

Click on the sketch above for more information about the 'Angels of Freedom' Bronze Monument design.

Above is the half life size portrait bust of Neda cast in cream faux marble with an elegant gift box.  The proceeds will go towards funding the 'Angels of Freedom' Bronze Monument.  Please click on photo above to see more.

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To the left is the life size bronze portrait bust of 19 year old martyr Sohrab Aarabi 'Freedom Warrior' to represent all the young male freedom fighters in Iran. 

 Sohrab was a pro-democracy Freedom Fighter who disappeared on June 15 during 2009 presidential election protests.  After nearly a month of searching by friends and relatives, they finally learned that Sohrab had been killed with "a gunshot wound to the heart".  Sohrab Aarabi's death was grieved nationwide and influenced the protests similar to the killing of Neda.   Sohrab's family was ordered not to have a memorial service for him, but crowds chanted in defiance of the police as they gathered for his funeral.

Neda Agha-Soltan  was a young Iranian woman who was shot in the heart by a government sniper while on her way to an Iranian election protest.

"She was a person full of joy," said her music teacher Hamid Panahi. "She was a beam of light."

Neda was a philosophy student, an accomplished singer and was passionate about music and travel.  She was also studying to be a tour guide and had traveled to Dubai, Turkey and Thailand. 

Neda was engaged to be married.

Nedā is the Persian word for "voice", "calling" or "divine message".