The Statue of Liberty, (sculpture)
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Object Details
- sculptor
- Lawrie, Lee Oskar 1877-1963
- Lawrie, Archer
- Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste 1834-1904 (copy after)
- founder
- Val D'Osne
- A. Durenne
- architectural firm
- Giattina & Fischer
- contractor
- Brice Building Company
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.
- Image on file.
- The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
- Summary
- Allegorical female figure, representing Liberty, stands holding a torch aloft in her proper right hand. A book or tablet is crooked in her proper left elbow. The figure wears classical-style robes and a star-like crown. Sculpture stands on a tall, rectangular base.
- Commissioned May 20, 1952. Cast 1958. Relocated 1988. Rededicated July 4, 1989
- Control number
- IAS AL000287
- Type
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures-Copy
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Sculpture: bronze with green patina; Base: granite
- Owner/Location
- Located Liberty Park Vestavia Hills Alabama
- Administered by Liberty National Life Insurance Company 2001 3rd Avenue South Birmingham Alabama 35233
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Figure female--Full length
- Allegory--Civic--Liberty
- Dress--Historic--Classical Dress
- Object--Other--Torch
- Record ID
- siris_ari_328682
- Metadata Usage (text)
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