The Statue of Liberty was designated a National Monument in 1924 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. In 1956, Bedloe’s Island was renamed Liberty Island by a joint resolution in Congress.

The Statue of Liberty was the work of French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi. For more than a century, people have wondered about the model Bartholdi used for Lady Liberty. Historical ...

Use is limited to the microfilm copy. Summary The microfilmed American Committee of the Statue of Liberty records consist of correspondence between Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and members of the ...

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of France to commemorate 100 years of Franco-American friendship. The statue also commemorates the centennial of America’s ...

Sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi liked the idea and began creating "Liberty Enlightening the World" in 1870. Some mock drawings of the statue included an Egyptian woman marking the ...

Object Details Creator American Committee of the Statue of Liberty Subject Evarts, William Maxwell Pinchot, James W. Pulitzer, Joseph Spaulding, Henry F. Bartholdi, Frédéric Auguste Butler, Richard ...