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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). Other Titles:  Strengthen the Arm of Liberty, (sculpture). Dates:  1949-1951. Medium:  Sculpture: sheet copper with green patina; Base: concrete and stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 10 1/4 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 2 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 replica of the/Statue of Liberty as a pledge/of everlasting fidelity and/loyalty/40th anniversary crusade to/strengthen the arm of liberty/1950 Description:  1/19 size replica of Statue of Liberty. Standing robed female figure, holding torch in upraised proper right arm, tablets in bent proper left arm. Crown with spikes on head. Sculpture stands on base with sloping sides. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Object -- Other -- Torch Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Written Matter Object Type:  Copy Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- North Kansas City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by North Kansas City Government, Parks and Recreation, 2010 Howell Street, North Kansas City, Missouri 64116 Located North Kansas City High School, Circular promenade near Iron, Howell, & East 23rd Streets, North Kansas City, Missouri 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, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994. 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 MO000081   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MO000081 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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