The gift of France to the American people, the Bartholdi colossal statue, Liberty enlightening the world / Shugg Brothers ; R. Schwarz, Des. – 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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A window into the past: The gift of France to the American people, the Bartholdi colossal statue, Liberty enlightening the world / Shugg Brothers ; R. Schwarz, Des., preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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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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Few early images of the Statue of Liberty were printed while the monument was still a plan, and this color lithograph, dated around 1884, is one of them. Titled "The Gift of France to the American People," it presents Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi's colossal figure as a gift between two republics, which is how the project was promoted before the statue reached New York. The Shugg Lithographoid Printing Co. produced it from a design by R. Schwarz, and the picture works as advertising for an unfinished project. Its subject headings also list state seals, a reminder that 1880s printers often borrowed official symbolism to lend weight to a commercial image.
| 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 | 1,686 × 1,273 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172754 |
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