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Friedley-Voshardt Company,
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Civic
Dress -- Historic
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Other
Object -- Written Matter
Copy
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
Sculpture
Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Friedley-Voshardt Company, founder.
Title:
Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1951.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: copper; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 96 x 14 x 10 in.; Base: approx. 90 x 215 x 191 in.
Inscription:
(On tablet held in hand:) JULY/IV/MDCCLXXVI (On bronze plaque on pedestal:) 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:
A small copy of the Statue of Liberty, facing southeast and standing atop a concrete base. The full-length standing female figure wears flowing classical drapery, open-toed sandals, and a crown with spike-shaped rays radiating from the top. She holds a tablet in her proper left hand and raises a torch in her proper right hand. The torch is fitted with a glass globe and is wired for electricity.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty
Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Other -- Torch
Object -- Written Matter
Object Type:
Copy
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Colorado Springs, Facilities Management Administration, 30 South Nevada Avenue MC 1569, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
Located Old City Hall, 107 North Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado
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.
This particular statue is reported to be the second erected. Inscription on bronze plaque on detached base reads: WITH THE FAITH AND COURAGE OF/THEIR FOREFATHERS WHO MADE/POSSIBLE THE FREEDOM OF THESE/UNITED STATES/THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA/DEDICATED THIS COPY OF THE/STATUE OF LIBERTY AS A PLEDGE/OF EVERLASTING FIDELITY AND/LOYALTY/THE CRUSADE TO STRENGTHEN LIBERTY/1951. For additional information see Gazette Telegraph (Colorado Springs, CO) Jan. 8, 1950; Jan. 11, 1950; and Jan. 5, 1985.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs 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 CO000057
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CO000057
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