Armstrong – Table of Contents

chaired by Mr. O’Connor, featured Mrs. Roosevelt who introduced the main speaker, Dr.
Jonas E. Salk. The title of his talk was “What Are the Questions for the Future?”
The artist who designed the Hall of Fame was Mr. Edmond Amateis of Clermont,
Florida. He sculpted the busts in bronze and positioned them in an irregular linear pattern
on a white marble wall. He became friendly with Dr. Armstrong and very graciously took
photographs of Dr. Armstrong, Mrs. Armstrong and Miss Mary Emma Armstrong,
posing them under Dr. Armstrong’s bust. At Armstrong’s request, Amateis also included
photographs of himself and his wife. A few days later Amateis sent the developed prints
back to Armstrong with a warmly worded letter (35) saying how honored he felt to have
been chosen to create the sculptures commemorating the group of men he portrayed in
the Hall of Fame.