The gift of France to the American people, the Bartholdi colossal statue, Liberty enlightening the world / Shugg Brothers ; R. Schwarz, Des. – Antique Wall Art
(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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The gift of France to the American people, the Bartholdi colossal statue, Liberty enlightening the world / Shugg Brothers ; R. Schwarz, Des. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The gift of France to the American people, the Bartholdi colossal statue, Liberty enlightening the world / Shugg Brothers ; R. Schwarz, Des.
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This color lithograph shows the Bartholdi colossal statue under the heading "The gift of France to the American people," and its date of about 1884 places it before the statue was dedicated in New York Harbor in October 1886. At that time, the statue was still being built in France, and American supporters were raising money for its granite pedestal, so prints like this helped spread the idea of the monument as a shared national gift. The sheet was made by the Shugg Brothers firm from a design by R. Schwarz, and its patriotic imagery reflects the optimism that surrounded the project.
| Created / published | c1884. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Notes | P23348 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Shugg Lithographoid Printing Co. |
| Subjects | Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1880-1890. State seals--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,123 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172754 |
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