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Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste,
Friedley-Voshardt Company,
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Civic
Dress -- Historic
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Other
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Madison
Copy
Sculpture
Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste, 1834-1904, sculptor. (copy after)
Friedley-Voshardt Company, founder.
Title:
Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1950.
Medium:
Figure: sheet copper, painted with red rust primer; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 8 ft. x 22 1/2 in. x 22 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 93 x 46 x 46 in.
Inscription:
(Plaque on front of base:) With the faith and courage of their forefathers who/made possible the freedom of these United States/The Boy Scouts of America/dedicate this copy of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge of/everlasting fidelity and Loyalty/40th Anniversary Crusade To/Strengthen The Arm of Liberty/1950 unsigned
Description:
A female figure, representing Liberty, stands wearing a long flowing robe and a pointed headpiece. Her proper right arm is raised and holds a lit torch, and her proper left arm cradles either a tablet or a book. The figure is mounted on top of pyramidal-shaped base of mortared concrete blocks.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty
Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Other -- Torch
Object -- Written Matter
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Madison
Copy
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Jefferson County Commissioners, Jefferson County Courthouse, Madison, Indiana 47250
Located Jefferson County Courthouse, Northwest corner, Madison, Indiana 47250
Remarks:
This is one of nearly 200 small replicas of Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty (IAS record 76003645) placed around the country as part of the Boy Scouts of America's 40th anniversary (1950). According to a March 1986 Fact Sheet from the Boy Scouts of America (on file in IAS), the idea for the project originated with Jack Whitaker, then Scout Commissioner of the Kansas City Area Council. The copper statues were manufactured by Friedley-Voshardt Co. (Chicago, IL) and purchased through the Kansas City Boy Scouts office.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
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.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS IN000438
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000438
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