History Art / StatueOfLiberty

* TheGoodKing: The Statue appropriates imagery associated with monarchs and emperors (the crown, the robes, and the tablet of law) to show that the best ruler for mankind is not a king, but a free people.

* RedBaron: The poem ''The New Colossus'', (the one on the plaque) gives her the epithet, [[CapsLock "MOTHER OF EXILES"]].

* ShoutOut: Liberty's book has "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI" inscribed upon it, referencing the date of the Declaration of Independence.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: in the late 1860s Bartholdi proposed a similar idea for a statue at the entryway of the Suez Canel, depicting an Egyptian woman bearing a torch.

A gift from the people of UsefulNotes/{{France}} (to celebrate the parallel fights for freedom of [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution Colonial America]] and [[UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution Revolutionary France]], and having helped each other many times, the statue itself was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi[[note]]He modelled the face on his mother and the body on his wife... make of that what you will[[/note]]. Bartholdi on a visit to America selected Bedloe's Island (known as Liberty Island today) in the bay of UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity as the location. The project often stalled for funding, and received contributions from many people in France and America. Engineering and construction was handled by several people. The final interior work was done by none other than Gustave Eiffel (yes, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower that one]]). The money for the statue came from several contributors, after a major drive by Joseph Pulitzer which caught people's imagination.

** Many a New Yorker, and other Americans as well, have affectionately nicknamed her ''Lady Liberty'' over the years, treating her as America's only true 'noble'. The nickname has stuck surprisingly well, as though the statue itself [[AnthropomorphicPersonification has taken it on personally as a mark of affection that somehow manages to make its way to everyone who sees her, despite being an inanimate object.]] The nickname even sees use on this very website!

** The statue itself was likened by Emma Lazarus as a modern version of the [[UsefulNotes/SevenWondersOfTheWorld Colossus of Rhodes]]. With one major difference: the Greek Colossus celebrates conquest[[note]]ArtisticLicenseHistory at play here, as the the old Colossus was built to commemorate ''defense'' against conquest[[/note]], while Lady Liberty is a guardian standing by the Golden Door welcoming people to the New World. Incidentally, the Statue of Liberty has outlasted the original Colossus, [[BrieferThanTheyThink which stood for only 54 years]].

** The statue itself was likened by Emma Lazarus as a modern version of the [[UsefulNotes/SevenWondersOfTheWorld Colossus of Rhodes]]. With one major difference: the Greek Colossus celebrates conquest[[note]]ArtisticLicenseHistory at play here, as the the old Colossus was built to commemorate ''defense'' against conquest[[/note]], Lady Liberty is a guardian standing by the Golden Door welcoming people to the New World. Incidentally, the Statue of Liberty has outlasted the original Colossus, [[BrieferThanTheyThink which stood for only 54 years]].

** Many a New Yorker, and other Americans as well, have affectionately nicknamed her ''Lady Liberty'' over the years, treating her as America's only true 'noble'. The nickname has stuck surprisingly well, as though the statue itself [[ApprovalOfGod has taken it on personally as a mark of affection that somehow manages to make its way to everyone who sees her, despite being an inanimate object.]] The nickname even sees use on this very website!

** Many a New Yorker, and other Americans as well, have affectionately nicknamed her ''Lady Liberty'' over the years, treating her as America's only true 'noble'.

** Many a New Yorker, and other Americans as well, have nicknamed her "Lady Liberty" over the years, treating her as America's only true 'noble'.

** The statue has numerous smaller copies around the world, most famously the one in Las Vegas. There is of course one in Auguste Bartholdi's native city of Colmar.

A gift from the people of UsefulNotes/{{France}} (to celebrate the parallel fights for freedom of [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution Colonial America]] and [[UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution Revolutionary France]], and having helped each other many times, the statue itself was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi[[note]]He modelled the face on his mother and the body on his wife... make of that what you will[[/note]]. Bartholdi on a visit to America selected Bedloe's Island (known as Liberty Island today) as the location. The project often stalled for funding, and received contributions from many people in France and America. Engineering and construction was handled by several people. The final interior work was done by none other than Gustave Eiffel (yes, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower that one]]). The money for the statue came from several contributors, after a major drive by Joseph Pulitzer which caught people's imagination.

The Statue of Liberty (full name: ''La Liberté éclairant le monde'' -- ''Liberty Enlightening the World'') is a French statue given to the United States in 1886 to personify the freedom America offers. It was designed by sculptor Auguste Bartholdi and its framework was engineered by Gustave Eiffel (yes, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower that one]]).

A gift from the people of France (to celebrate the parallel fights for freedom of Colonial America and Revolutionary France, and having helped each other many times) the statue itself was designed by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi[[note]]He modelled the face on his mother and the body on his wife...make of that what you will[[/note]]. Bartholdi on a visit to America selected Bedloe's Island (known as Liberty Island today) as the location. The project often stalled for funding, and received contributions from many people in France and America. Engineering and construction was handled by several people. The final interior work was done by none other than Gustav Eiffel himself. The money for the statue came from several contributors, after a major drive by Joseph Pulitzer which caught people's imagination.

** The statue itself was likened by Emma Lazarus as a modern version of the [[UsefulNotes/SevenWondersOfTheWorld Colossus of Rhodes]][[note]]ArtisticLicenseHistory at play here, as the the old Colossus was built to commemorate ''defense'' against conquest[[/note]]. With one major difference: the Greek Colossus celebrates conquest, Lady Liberty is a guardian standing by the Golden Door welcoming people to the New World. Incidentally, the Statue of Liberty has outlasted the original Colossus, [[BrieferThanTheyThink which stood for only 54 years]].

** The statue itself was likened by Emma Lazarus as a modern version of the [[UsefulNotes/SevenWondersOfTheWorld Colossus of Rhodes]]. With one major difference: the Greek Colossus celebrates conquest, Lady Liberty is a guardian standing by the Golden Door welcoming people to the New World. Incidentally, the Statue of Liberty has outlasted the original Colossus, [[BrieferThanTheyThink which stood for only 54 years]].

The Statue of Liberty is a French statue given to the United States in 1886 to personify the freedom America offers. It was designed by sculptor Auguste Bartholdi and its framework was engineered by Gustave Eiffel (yes, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower that one]]).

!!The Statue of Liberty provides examples of the following tropes:

** The statue itself was likened by Emma Lazarus as a modern version of the [[UsefulNotes/SevenWondersOfTheWorld Colossus of Rhodes]]. With one major difference. The Greek Colossus celebrates conquest, Lady Liberty is a guardian standing by the Golden Door welcoming people to the New World. Incidentally, the Statue of Liberty has outlasted the original Colossus, [[BrieferThanTheyThink which stood for only 54 years]].

---> '''Paul Auster''': ''"Bartholdi's gigantic effigy was originally intended as a monument to the principles of international republicanism, but '''The New Colossus''' reinvented the statue's purpose, turning Liberty into a welcoming mother, a symbol of hope to the outcasts and downtrodden of the world."''

* RedBaron: The poem "The New Colosus," (the one on the plaque) gives her the epithet, [[CapsLock "MOTHER OF EXILES."]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:''Liberty Enlightening the World''...]]

** It's an important part of the iconography of the American immigrant due to being one the first part of America a Westerner sailing into Ellis Island would see. Its importance to immigrants would be lionized in Creator/CharlieChaplin's ''Film/TheImmigrant'' and ''Film/TheGodfatherPartII''.

The statue stands on a pedestal on Liberty Island, located just off the coast of Manhattan. It is highly visible from Ellis Island, where [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanDream immigrants to the United States]] used to be processed before entering the country. It soon became a symbol for the immigrant story, leading to Emma Lazarus's poem on the subject to be engraved on the Statue itself.

If you want to know a little bit more about the Statue's development, check out its [[UsefulNotes/StatueOfLiberty Useful Notes page]]. This page only deals with the Statue as a tropable piece of {{Art}}, where it stands alongside works like the Art/{{David}} as one of the most influential sculptures in history.

** It's an important part of the iconography of the American immigrant due to being one the first part of America a Westerner sailing into Ellis Island would see. It's importance to immigrants would be lionized in Creator/CharlieChaplin's ''Film/TheImmigrant'' and ''Film/TheGodfatherPartII''.

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: The statue was originally made of shining copper, but the weather turned it green the years. The public liked it that way so much they resisted attempts to restore it.

** The statue has numerous smaller copies around the world, most famously the one in Las Vegas.

The Statue of Liberty is a French statue given to the United States in 1886 to personify the freedom America offers.