(Statue of Liberty Replica), (sculpture).

(Statue of Liberty Replica), (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

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

(Statue of Liberty Replica), (sculpture).

1950. Relocated after 1986.

Sculpture: metal and wood; Base: concrete and wood.

Approx. H. 98 in. x W. 21 in.

(On plaque on base:) PRESENTED TO/THE CITY OF LAWRENCE/JULY 9, 1950 BY THE/NORTH ESSEX COUNCIL/INC/BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA/IN COMMEMORATION OF THEIR/25TH ANNIVERSARY (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

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.

Figure female -- Full length

Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty

Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress

Object -- Other -- Torch

Object -- Written Matter

Homage -- Bacon, Harvey

Administered by City of Lawrence, Department of Parks & Recreation, 225 Essex Street, 3rd Floor, Lawrence, Massachusetts 01840

Located Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence, Massachusetts

Formerly located Lawrence Common, Lawrence, Massachusetts 1950-ca. 1980.

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.

Gift of the Boy Scouts of America, North Essex Council, in honor of the Council's 25th Anniversary, and in memory of Harvey "Pop" Bacon, the first scout executive in the Lawrence area. The statue was moved in the late 1980s to the lobby of the Lawrence Public Library after being vandalized. Prior to its move, it was repaired by the City. The original base is still on the Lawrence Common and is in poor condition. IAS files contain a related article from the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, June 20, 1986.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.

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