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Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste, 1834-1904, sculptor. (copy after) Title:  Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture). Other Titles:  (Liberty/Veterans Memorial), (sculpture). Medium:  Sculpture: possibly concrete, painted gold; Base: brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 5 x 4 ft. Inscription:  (Plaque 1:) DEDICATED/TO THOSE/MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE BELLFLOWER AREA/WHO PUT OUR WAY/OF LIFE ABOVE THEIR OWN (Plaque 2:) DEDICATED/BY/COORDINATED/VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS/OF BELLFLOWER (Plaque 3:) THIS MEMORIAL/MADE POSSIBLE/BY/THE BOY SCOUTS/OF AMERICA (Plaque 4:) TO COMMEMORATE THOSE/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/DURING THE KOREAN AND/VIETNAM CONFLICTS (Plaque 5:) DR. JOHN SIMMS/1883-1946/HUMANITARIAN/COMMUNITY BUILDER 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 statue stands on a pyramidal base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Korean War History -- United States -- Vietnam War Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Written Matter Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Object -- Other -- Torch Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Bellflower Copy Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Bellflower, Department of Parks & Recreation, 16600 Civic Center Drive, Bellflower, California Located John Simms Park, 16601 South Clark Avenue, Bellflower, California Remarks:  This may be 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. The sculpture was a gift in memory of Bellflower citizens who served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars and was dedicated by veteran organizations of Bellflower. The sculpture was restored in 1987. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. 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 CA000745   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000745 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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