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Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi
Liberty Enlightening the Worldcirca 1884

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Bronze sculpture of a full-length robed female figure with a raised torch, radiating crown, and tablet inscribed 'JULY IV MDCCCL,' standing on a rectangular pedestal

Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, Liberty Enlightening the World, circa 1884, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of B. Gerald Cantor, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi
Title
Liberty Enlightening the World
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1884
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
20 7/8 x 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (53 x 21.6 x 16.51 cm) with base
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor
Accession Number
M.82.209.3
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • Levkoff, Mary L. Rodin in His Time: The Cantor Gifts to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994.