The great Bartholdi statue, liberty enlightening the world: the gift of France to the American people – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of The great Bartholdi statue, liberty enlightening the world: the gift of France to the American people. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Published around 1885, this chromolithograph presents the Statue of Liberty before it ever rose over New York Harbor, billing Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi's colossal figure as the gift of France to the American people. The statue was built in France and not dedicated on Bedloe's Island until October 1886, so the print captures a moment when the monument was still a promise. Currier & Ives, the New York firm known for bright color views of American life, turned the project into a patriotic image for a popular market.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1885. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Notes | Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2793 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,134 × 1,686 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-175489 |
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