Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture).

Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste, 1834-1904, sculptor. (copy after)

Cromwell, Charles Ivan, architect.

DeWitt, Byron R., assistant.

Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture).

Dedicated Sept. 17, 1950. Rededicated July 1, 1986.

Sculpture: bronze or copper; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 22 in.; Base: approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 3 ft. 1 in.

(On plaque on 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 PRESENTED BY THE LE ROY LODGE #1132 L.O.O.M. (Above plaque:) RESTORATION OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY BY GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION OF CITIZENS, CORPORATIONS AND THE VILLAGE BOARD REDEDICATED JULY 1986 unsigned

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. She wears Classical-style robes and a star-like crown. The sculpture stands on a pedestal on an in-ground star-shaped planter.

Figure female -- Full length

Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty

Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress

Object -- Other -- Torch

Object -- Written Matter

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Le Roy

Administered by Village of Le Roy, Department of Public Works, Le Roy, New York

Located Wolcott Street, Opposite Woodward Memorial Library, Le Roy, New York

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.

It was a gift of the Le Roy Lodge #1132, Loyal Order of Moose on behalf of the Boy Scouts of America, Genesee Council. The cost was $600. Charles I. Cromwell designed the base and pedestal. In May 1986, repair work was done by Le Roy Plastics. New spires were soldered and cracks were repaired. The plaques were cleaned with an acid and water solution by Kermit Arrington. When the statue was reinstalled for its July rededication, a floodlight was also installed. Attached sources differ on whether the media is bronze or copper.

IAS files contain related articles from the Le Roy Gazette-News, v. 152 no. 28, Sept. 17, 1950; the Batvia Daily News, May 3, 1978, Sept. 25, 1985, and June 30, 1986.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.

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