The Statue Of Liberty : The Imagery Of Oxidized Lady Liberty

A statue constructed in the name of liberty arose from the expansive Atlantic more than a century ago. The values of equality and justice coupled with the promises of freedom remain immoveable like the cooper medium and the stone foundation of which the statue arises. An icon ingrained it the spirit of the United States, the Statue of Liberty is the physical representation of American ideals. It is the “light of liberty” that illuminates the path for the “tired,” and the “poor,” seeking shelter from the shadows of tyranny and persecution. The statue has been symbol of hope in a better future and a new beginning to immigrants seeking a fresh start. Ideals, along with the symbols that represent them, however are merely man made. And like the

First of all copper must oxidize in order for the process to start. It’s a basic reaction of copper to oxygen. The chemical formula is: 2Cu + O2 --> 2CuO. The vinegar is very similar to acetate acid. Together the vinegar and copper would form Copper (II) Acetate. The formula would be Cu(C2H3O2)2. Also, the patina growth varies dramatically with location and how much copper sulfate (CuSO4) the object contains. The Statue of Liberty has been exposed to acid rain and oxygen which forms (over time) patina. The acid rain is the combination of rain and the pollution in the atmosphere which solidifies enough for form acid rain. The sulfate comes from sulfuric acid in the acid rain and the sulfate is bound to other components in patina. This is because the copper sulfate is normally soluble in water. Also, copper carbonate Cu(HCO3)2 does not exist in a solid state, so when the rain

In this experiment an elemental copper was cycled a series of five reactions where it ended with pure elemental copper as well, but at different stages of the cycle the copper was in different forms. In the first reaction, elemental copper was reacted with concentrated nitric acid where copper changed the form from solid to aqueous. Second reaction then converted the aqueous Cu2+ into the solid copper II hydroxide (Cu(OH)2) through reaction with sodium hydroxide. The third reaction takes advantage of the fact that Cu(OH)2 is thermally unstable. When heated, Cu(OH)2 decomposes (breaks down into smaller substances) into copper II oxide and water. When the solid CuO is reacted with sulfuric acid, the copper is returned to solution as an ion (Cu2+). The cycle of reactions is completed with the

One example that shows how the Statue of Liberty represents the idea of immigration is when Emma Lazarus writes about what she thinks the Statue of Liberty’s message stands for. According to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Foundation, in 1876, a sculptor named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was assigned to design the Statue of Liberty. Because the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France, the United States agreed to build a pedestal for the statue, but since there was a financial lack in both countries, the United States held an art and literary auction to raise funds for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal. In 1883, Emma Lazarus was asked to create a poem to raise funds for the statue’s pedestal which would be placed in New York. Emma Lazarus says in The New Colossus, “Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name/ Mother of Exiles….‘Give me your tired, your poor/ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free/ the wretched refuse of your teeming shore/’” (Lazarus 5-12). When Lazarus says, “Mother of Exiles” she represents that the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of immigration because the statue is the woman who is well known for taking people that have been kicked out of the country they were living in. When Lazarus says these strong key words, “huddled masses yearning to

In Lady Liberty’s left hand is a pole that is topped with a Phrygian cap. The Phrygian cap originated in ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor and served in Greek art as a head covering worn by Orientals. In Rome, free slaves wore the cap as a sign of their freedom. Opposite of Lady Liberty is Lady Justice who is wearing a blindfold while holding a sword in one hand, and a scale in the other. The sword stands for justice being served and the scales stand for equality and

When we look at the Statue of Liberty she symbolizes the light that guided us towards our nation's freedom. Although the Statue of liberty is a rather obvious political allegory... We commonly overlook or forget the morals that were hidden in some of our favorite childhood tales. As the Lorax once said, “Unless someone like you cares a whole lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”

The Great Sphinx’s body was originally painted red, the headdress stripes blue, and the rest of the headdress yellow. Sadly, the colours eroded so you can

In honor of Lincoln’s 150th anniversary, the makers of the penny decided to put the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the penny.

On the first floor of the Met Museum is the Greek and Roman Art. The Greek and Roman section has hundreds of art work ranging from the Neolithic period to Roman Emperor Constantine. In the Greek and Roman section there is many portraits and sculptures including the statue of Emperor Augustus, the statue of Aphrodite, and the Marble female figure. The sculptures in this section range in different shapes, sizes and colors and are made with a variety of materials. The sculptures depict emperors, Kings, Queens, Gods and Goddesses of the time. Much of the statues in this section are missing key parts such as arms, legs and the head due to the fact that they were damaged before being bought to the museum. The statue in this section that caught my attention the most was the Marble Statue of Aphrodite. This is a statue of Aphrodite, who is the Greek Goddess of love, beauty pleasure and

The pigments were made by grinding the minerals up on a hard surface and mixing them with either a plant gum of animal glue. The headdress on the bust of Nefertiti is a deep blue with a green tint. Robbins explains that "blue was sometimes obtained from azurite (copper carbonate), which overtime becomes green as it changes to malachite, another form of copper carbonate" (). I found it very interesting that the Egyptians discovered so many different ways to created their pigments. A more in depth process was to heat quartz, ground malachite and calcium carbonate together.

The inventory of the French crown jewels from 1691 shows that the diamond was “set in gold and mounted on a stick” (Farges 2012). It has been found that eight central facets were cut into the “French Blue” so that the gold that it was set into would show through in the shape of a sun when viewed from the front. Some have suggested that it is very possible that these facets were cut into the blue diamond as a way to symbolize King Louis XIV’s standing as the “Sun King” by showing the colors of the French monarchy. The colors of the French royalty were blue and gold. The staff was not used as an accessory piece, it was actually kept in the King’s cabinet of curiosities at Versailles and was shown to important guests of the royal

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

Consequently, many of the colors used in Titian’s Venus of Urbino rematerialize in numerous of Titian’s other works, for example the green in the curtain behind the young woman’s head. The green depicted was painted

One of the most elegant designs to grace American coinage, the Walking Liberty design is now available with this replication minted by Sunshine Minting.

At a first level iconographic analysis of Madame de Pompadour at Her Toilette by Francois Boucher, the viewer is presented with a half-length portrait of Madame de Pompadour from the waist up. She’s seated in on a yellow chair in front of a very bleak wall, centered in the painting, essentially drawing all attention to her. She seems to be in the process of getting ready, so displayed atop the table in front of her is an array of supplies including: ribbon, a white, fluffy powder puff, a gold powder pot, multicolor flowers, and a mirror. In her left hand she holds what would be equivalent to a modern day blush palette and in the right she holds an applicator brush. Her hand is in mid-air, implying movement. On her wrist is a cameo with the profile of her lover King Louis XV. She wears a low cut bodice, accentuated with gray ruffles and pink ribbons. The majority of her dress is made of gray lace and ties at the neck with a pink ribbon.