The great Bartholdi statue, Liberty enlightening the world with the world renowned and beautiful Star Lamp. – Historic Print
(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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This antique lithograph of The great Bartholdi statue, Liberty enlightening the world with the world renowned and beautiful Star Lamp. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The great Bartholdi statue, Liberty enlightening the world with the world renowned and beautiful Star Lamp.
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Here the statue is shown holding aloft a "Star Lamp," a detail the title stresses and that sets this print apart from simpler views of the monument. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi's colossal figure, a gift from the people of France, was still awaiting its pedestal when this lithograph appeared around 1885. Currier & Ives, the New York firm at 115 Nassau Street known for popular sheets on current events, issued it to capture public enthusiasm before the statue was dedicated in 1886. The image shows how the lamp and torch became the statue's most recognizable symbol.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, 115 Nassau St., c1885. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, tinted. |
| Genre | the world over |
| Notes | Q12958 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. Copyright 1885 by Currier & Ives, N.Y. Holmes |
| Subjects | Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1880-1890. Lamps--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 797 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-173629 |
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