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.

One-sixteenth the size of the original statue, the iconic statue reflects the bond between the two allies, Le Drian said at the official unveiling ceremony.Blinken said the countries are united ...

At the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., stands a 46-inch-tall model of an American icon – the Statue of Liberty – whose origin story may surprise you.

The Statue of Liberty's original plaster model from 1878 is on its way to New York City. The model, a nine-foot-tall bronze statue created by Auguste Bartholdi, will make the historic trip across ...

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.