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.

Why is the Liberty of Statue mural covering its face? The title of the mural is The Statue of Liberty's Silent Protest. The mural was created by Judith de Leeuw, a Dutch artist.

The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the United States by the French people and revealed to the world in New York harbor on Oct. 28, 1886. (iStock) Another X user commented, "I agree with the mural." ...

Leeuw said that revealing the work on the 4th of July was also intentional, as the Statue of Liberty was a birthday gift from France to the United States on July 4, 1884, as a way to celebrate the ...