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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:  1950. Medium:  Sculpture: stamped sheet copper, painted; Base: white limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 92 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 3 in. x 39 in. x 39 in. Inscription:  (On small plaque on base:) DONATED BY/MR. AND MRS. TOM GOOD/IN MEMORY OF/THEIR SON JAKE (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 REPLICA 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:  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. The sculpture stands on a pedestal and a flat, star-shaped base. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Object -- Other -- Torch Homage -- Good, Jake Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Big Spring Copy Sculpture Owner:  City of Big Spring, City Hall, Southwest corner of Third & Nolan Streets, Big Spring, Texas Remarks:  Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Good in memory of their son, Jake, who was a Boy Scout. This is one of nearly 200 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. Te copper statues were manufactured by the Friedly-Voshardt Company and purchased through the Kansas City Boy Scout office. IAS files contain related newsclippings. The statue was restored in 1987 by Matthew's Bronze Company (Pittsburgh, PA). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX000613   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000613 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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