Statue Of Liberty

In 1865 when the American Civil War was close to the end, a French historian Edouard de Laboulaye suggested that France should create and give to the United States a statue that would symbolize the nation’s success in building a viable democracy. However, because of the lock of money, the work on the statue didn’t start until the end of 1875. The creator of the statue is the French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi who created the statue out of sheets of hammered copper and Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, the creator of Eiffel Tower created the statue’s steel frame. The female form represented by the sculpture is based on Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty. The statue was given to the United States and was

Artworks featuring the American flag can have different meanings, for example, Faith Ringgold's God Bless America and Jasper Johns Flag. The painting God Bless America was inspired by the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960’s it’s an expression of the emotional and physical agony of African Americans, it’s also a comment on bigotry. It shows a woman behind bars, the bars being the red and white stripes of the American flag. The star on the woman's shoulder represents a sheriff's badge. The art is contradictory because it's both patriotic and racist. The painting Flag is more patriotic. It’s made out of an ancient Egyptian painting called encaustic which leaves lumps and smears asking viewers to consider the work of art and to ponder its meaning.

The Statue of Liberty embodies American independence and freedom. These principles are the foundation of this nation and give its citizens hope for a progressive and promising future. The immigrants who saw the Statue of Liberty from their ship hoped to live out the “American dream”, which also promised a future full of opportunity. The symbolic torch Lady Liberty holds signifies the light of freedom, however, the broken chain lying around her feet depicts our shameful and repressive past. She stirs the citizens of this nation to be guided by her torch of freedom and warns them never to recede back into subjugation. The American people have the right to pursue the American dream, because of the independence and freedom Lady Liberty personifies. The modern meaning of the American dream produces images of the suburbs, two perfectly behaved children, and a Prius parked in the garage. Unfortunately, this materialistic and shallow dream guides the way Americans live today. In contrast, the American dream, faithful to the principles of our founding documents, ensure equality reaches every suburb, city, countryside, child, man, and woman. America’s standards have lowered and the nation has become too content with their counterfeit American dream. Money can now buy artificial happiness that does not last. However, justice and liberty remain and cost nothing because our predecessors paid for it with their blood and lives. The American dream our forefathers envisioned and Lady Liberty

The theme of this art is liberty. It was designed by Eastman Johnson on 2nd march, 1962. It is located at Brooklyn museum. This art demonstrate the journey of America to freedom. Americans love for freedom was represented by the liberty poles. The art shows the idea of Americans attempting to occupy a more prominent place in public and private discourse in the United States (Walker,

Being an American means defining freedom through your actions. Whether its fighting for your country, working your hands to the bone, etc. But you make your own freedom by earning your keep. Also in America freedom is also defined on how you help this country succeed, a big part of Americas success is that immigrants from neighboring countries were allowed to migrate in the hope for better living conditions and jobs. They left all they had for a better opportunity to live and no matter what their background, they were welcome in America.

The symbols of this great nation are many. The Liberty Bell, Washington Monument, the Bald Eagle, the White House, and the document that is the foundation on which this country is built, the Constitution of the United States. These symbols are immediately recognized by the citizens of the United States and some internationally, however the one symbol that is universally recognized is the Stars and Stripes. It is the symbol of a free nation whose citizens are allowed to strive for the American dream, the ability to achieve success through hard work, regardless of race, creed, or religious beliefs. Such a symbol should be held sacred and beyond reproach. Defacing the White House, harming a Bald Eagle, or burning the Constitution are considered felony offenses, however desecrating the American Flag is protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Standing on, defacing, and burning of the flag by U.S. citizens only creates public unrest and should not be allowed.

The light radiating from the American flag represents America being a beacon of hope and freedom (Leutze). This creates a feeling of pride in the observer of the painting. George Washington Crossing the Delaware illustrates the unity and hopefulness of the American people, even in times of struggle. In her article A Quilt of a Country, Anna Quindlen states that “Terrorism has led to… unity.” By mentioning terrorism, Quindlen taps into people’s emotions, and then goes on to talk about unity which instills a feeling of hope for the future. The Quilt shows that even though it can be divided, in times of need, Americans will come together. Hope and freedom will always prevail against the forces that attempt to divide this

The use of line in this piece is also very interesting. The artist employs a high horizontal line to create a plunging effect giving the piece more depth. Another use of lines in the image is to create focal points to attract the viewer. Lines are also used to separate the different sections of the painting. Overall this painting uses lines in dynamic ways that vastly enhance the viewers’ pleasure and admiration of the piece.

Emigrants come into America to find a permanent difference in their life. In “Scene on the steerage Deck” by Frank Leslie was an art that showed that the statue of liberty was a sign of freedom. To be an American means to emigrate her while poor for a chance for a better life. These poor emigrants looked forward to coming to america hoping for work. In the caption

John Gasts’ American Progress painting is clear to interpret even though the representation of events is not realistic. With Lady Liberty flying east to west, she is seen as a goddess like embodiment of the United Sates. With the changing environment in the painting, Lady Liberty is used to represent this because of the power woman hold. They are associated more to nature than men are, deriving from the word “birth.” There is the birth of a new westward expanded nation that is brought from her. With the east becoming more technologically advanced, the angel resembling lady carries those advancements along with her. American Progress symbolizes the enlightenment with Lady Liberty bringing advancements from east to west to represent westward expansion. Westward expansion also relates to Manifest Destiny which John O’Sullivan wrote about which led to advancements for the rest of the world. American Progress also relates to Joseph Conrad’s The Heart of Darkness through the colors shown in the sky. The light that leads to dark represents the main takeaways from the story through its imagery.

Fryd critics issues in public art, as well as an analysis in the historical developments in public art in America. He interprets the art of the United States Capital as an ideological tool for promotion of the nineteen-century American expansionist polices and displacement of Native Americans from the land. But also, he explains how the Statue of Freedom, and the bronze statue atop the U.S Capital dome in Washington, D.C., was altered to accommodate racial politics of antebellum America. I believe art comes in role in many aspects in history and politics, such as Fryd examines the objections in both statues. Fyrd analysis how Davis’s objection resulted in Crawford’s fusion of three allegories, Liberty, America, and Minerva.

Hello everyone, my name is Sarah Cooper and I will be your tour guide today. Today I will take you to ‘Liberty Leading the People’ and I will discuss all the many things there is to know about this painting. The Age of Enlightenment was going on during the late eighteenth century. It was an intellectual movement, it talked about reason being the only tool considerably for social progress. The light of reason was hopefulness for the people to come out of the darkness of oppression and ignorance; it was designed to make the world better. During this period, the art was also appreciated and rational. The artists used flawless techniques and divinely detailed their work. This kind of art that was near to perfection was called neoclassicism; it interpreted the ancient Greek and Roman art.

The work was initially received differently in America. America was involved in the Civil War at the time and the North and the South took the painting in different ways. Leutze was an abolitionist. It is seen in the painting as there is an African American present in the painting on Washington’s boat. The Union used this to support their abolitionist belief. Overall, the North viewed the painting and saw freedom and union. Whereas, the South, viewed the painting and saw liberty and independence. Both sides interpreted differently, but both favored the painting because it represented George Washington, the founding father of America, and it painted him and the American Revolution in good light

There are few objects that can be compared to the significance of the figure known as the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the greatest works of its time and still stands today as a meaningful entity of independence to the world. The statue is a great tribute to the concept of global freedom that had its roots in America. It was created to display the worldwide objective of peace and tranquility. The fact that another model of this icon stands today in a world capital shows the effect that this figure has inscribed upon the world. In addition, it represents the ideas that the United States was built upon and those that the people have lived by to this very day. Its most paramount features in its role through American history are its

The colors in this painting are mostly dark because the perilous trek to the northern states was done at night. The darkest element in the painting is Harriet Tubman. The depiction of Harriet Tubman is that of a dark and mysterious superhero. Jacob Lawrence doesn't sugarcoat the blackness in his artwork so he made sure to make Harriet Tubman unmistakably black. The lines in the art seem to be shading for all the dark spots in the painting. The dark horizontal lines on Harriet Tubman's white shirt is a great sign of her blending into the darkness.