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 ...

FILE - View, looking northeast, of the torch of the Statue of Liberty, surrounded by scaffolding, during an extensive restoration project in anticipation of its 100-year anniversary, New York, New ...

Although the Statue of Liberty was made in over 300 pieces, the torch was the real head-scratcher. Bartholdi couldn’t figure out how to make it glow brighter than the rest of the sculpture ...

Workmen constructing the Statue of Liberty in Bartholdi’s Parisian warehouse workshop; first model; left hand; and quarter-size head. Winter 1882. Photo via Library of Congres s.

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.