Workmen constructing the Statue of Liberty in Bartholdi’s Parisian warehouse workshop; first model; left hand; and quarter-size head. Winter 1882. Photo via Library of Congress. An emblem of New York ...
The iron and steel interior of Lady Liberty works together to hold her over 300 feet above New York harbor more than 100 years after construction. NOVA is available to stream on pbs.org and the free ...
On November 26, 2024, Paris’s Artcurial auction house will present a rare 1875 terracotta maquette of the Statue of Liberty, made by French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi. This early study of one ...
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of France to commemorate 100 years of Franco-American friendship. The statue also commemorates the centennial of America’s ...