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1 Statue of Liberty Rose Sabins HUM 100 Perspectives in the Humanities, Southern New Hampshire University Josh Alley October 10, 2023

2 The Statue of Liberty was created by Frenchman Édouard de Laboulaye and Frédéric- Auguste Bartholdi. The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous sculptures in the world. The first time I seen the Statue of Liberty was in textbooks in high school U.S. history class. We vaguely talked about the Statue of Liberty and its history. We mainly talked about where the Statue of Liberty was constructed and assembled and when it was placed in New York between 1885 and 1886. The Statue of Liberty is one of the tallest statues or sculptures in the world standing 305’1” from the ground to the tip of the torch and 151’1” from the top of the base to the tip of the torch ( Statue Statistics - Statue of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) , n.d.). The Statue of Liberty was made of copper that was 2.4 millimeters thick and has slowly started to wear down along with naturally oxidize turning the statue a green color ( Frequently Asked Questions About the Statue of Liberty - Statue of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) , n.d.). The elements of the Statue of Liberty that stand out the most to me are the crown, torch, the tablet of law, and the shackles. The Statue of Liberty’s crown has seven rays that project towards the seven continents on Earth (Berenson, 2012). The Statue of Liberty’s torch is the main detail about the statue that people look at. The meaning of the torch in the Statue of Liberty’s hand to light the pathway to freedom ( Frequently Asked Questions About the Statue of Liberty – Statue of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) , n.d.). The original torch was made of solid copper sheets and designed to shine in the daylight ( OveRview + History | Statue of Liberty , 2021). The original torch was removed from the statue in 1984 and replaced in 1986 with the current torch which is covered in 24k gold and copper ( Frequently Asked Questions About the Statue of Liberty – Statue of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) , n.d.). The next detail about the Statue of Liberty is the broken shackles.

3 By the feet of the Statue of Liberty there are broken shackles to symbolize the abolishment of slavery or the freedom the slaves gained (Berenson, 2012). The last detail about the Statue of Liberty is the tablet of law in her left hand. On the tablet of law is a very important date to the United States which would be the day we declared independence from Great Britain ( Frequently Asked Questions About the Statue of Liberty – Statue of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) , n.d.). Frédéric Bartholdi decided to use roman numerals to write the date July 4, 1776, to show support to the United States gaining their independence ( Frequently Asked Questions About the Statue of Liberty – Statue of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) , n.d.). Everyone has different important characteristics of the Statue of Liberty but mine would have to be the tablet of law with the date of our independence and the broken shackles representing freedom in the United States. The creator(s) of the Statue of Liberty wanted to gift the statue to the United States in the early mentions but then one of the creators said no however it was gifted to the United States in the long run. Frenchman Édouard de Laboulaye said “If a monument should rise in the United States, as a memorial to their independence, I should think it only natural if it were built by united effort – a common work of both our nations” (Berenson, 2012). However, Frédéric Bartholdi ended up gifting the statue to the United States anyway. Laboulaye wanted to show his respect for the hundredth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence along with the close relationship between America and France ( OveRview + History | Statue of Liberty , 2021). With this information the creator(s) were intending to show their support for the United States by including one of our most important dates of July 4, 1776, and including the broken shackles on the foot of the statue to show the freedom from slavery. These creators were successful in

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