Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture).

Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

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

Paul, John, contractor.

Paul, Mike, contractor.

Art Castings of Colorado, founder.

Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture).

Lady Liberty, (sculpture).

Liberty, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 4, 1985.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: red stone or brick.

Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft.

(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 (On plaque:) DEDICATED 1950/LONGS PEAK COUNCIL/BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA/LOVELAND COSMOPOLITAN CLUB/REPLACED 1985/LOVELAND BOARD OF REALTORS/ART CASTINGS OF COLORADO/ZETHYL GATES-PROJECT HISTORIAN/WITH GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION/TO THE LOVELAND COMMUNITY-CITY OF LOVELAND 1986 Founder's mark appears.

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 pedestal in a star-shaped planter.

Figure female -- Full length

Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty

Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Object -- Other -- Torch

Object -- Written Matter

Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Loveland

Administered by City of Loveland, Parks and Recreation, 500 East 3rd Street, Loveland, Colorado 80537

Located Lakeside Park, Colorado Route 34, Eisenhower Street, Loveland, Colorado

Gift of the Loveland Board of Realtors to replace a copper Liberty replica (IAS record CO0000355) which was dedicated by the Boy Scouts, Longs Peak Council, in 1950. John and Mike Paul built the base. A time capsule buried in the base to be opened July 4, 1975 was not recovered; and the plaque was stolen. In 1985, the Make America Better Committee suggested replacing the copper statue with a more durable bronze. The Loveland Board of Realtors raised $4,000 for the replacement, but were met with opposition from the Loveland Cosmopolitan Club, who had contributed to the original installation. Carl Patterson of the Rocky Mountain Regional Conservation Center examined the sculpture in June 1985 and concluded that it would need to be replaced, as it would not withstand the outdoor elements for long. The copper sculpture was moved to the Ben Delatour Ranch for Boy Scouts in Fort Collins, Colorado. A plaque to acknowledge the replacement was dedicated in July 1986. IAS files contain related articles from the Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado survey, 1994.

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