The Statue of Liberty stands in the New York Harbor and has greeted many immigrants into Ellis Island. At the time, Lady Liberty was letting them know that their journey to find freedom, democracy, and a better way of life, was officially over. The Statue of Liberty is very important to many Americans because of what it represents. (Statue of Liberty National Monument)(Immigration) In 1865, Edvouvard de Laboulaye, of France, thought of the idea to build the Statue of Liberty while he was on a visit to New York. He commissioned Frederick-Auguste Bartholdi to design the statue. Barthholdi needed someone with experience with building the outer skeletons of statues, so he asked for the assistance of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. While designing Liberty the two sculptors kept a few things in mind of how they wanted it to look. The first idea came from an artist’s sketch in the 1870’s that revealed how a statue (not Liberty) rose over the roof tops of Paris. They also knew they were putting it in the New York Harbor for a reason and that was so it would always have an audience and could greet immigrants into America. Bartholdi’s mother and girlfriend were the models for how the arms and body were portrayed, and at the bottom of Lady Liberty are chains of tyranny which represent a women’s escape for freedom. (Statue of Liberty National Monument) (Statue of Liberty History) (Statue of Liberty) (Immigration) The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France for a number of reasons. First it represented the two countries friendship and close bond during the American Revolution. It was also recognition of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The last reason why America got Lady Liberty from France was because E... ... middle of paper ... ...f thousands of spectators, and the ceremony of dedication took place. (The Statue of Liberty) (Immigration) Throughout the years Lady Liberty has grown to represent a promise of freedom and democracy. She has also held a patriotic place in many Americans hearts. Lady Liberty’s robe, crown, and etc. have some symbolisms of their own. Here are some: The spikes on her crown represent the seven seas and continents of the world. The twenty-five windows on her crown symbolize gemstones that were found on earth, and the heavens rays shining over God’s people. Lady Liberty holds a tablet in her hand which is written in Roman Numerals and reads, “July 4, 1776,” date the Declaration of Independence was signed. Her flaming torch, flowing robe, and great posture gave Americans great pride in themselves and a mascot that displays power, wealth, and freedom of a great nation.
Nearly four million people visited the Statue of Liberty in 2014. (National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy) They were able to stand right in front of the statue themselves and get to experience the feeling of hope, justice, unity, and freedom that our accessories felt when they traveled to America from their home country. There are many theories on why France gave us the Statue. “Many Americans were suspicious of the gift statue and what the motives of its French donors were.” (Perea 46) , but also what the original design of the statue was. Its was to be said that “the original model for the Statue of Liberty was a black woman, but the design was changed to appease white Americans who would not accept an African- American Liberty” (Joseph,
For more than 200 years, the American flag has been a big part of the United States. Betsy Ross had been the first, reportedly, to make the American flag. It originally had thirteen stars, representing the first thirteen colonies, but later it ended up with fifty to represent the states in the Union. It is a symbol of our
The statue of Hatshepsut seated down is made with the material limestone. This limestone is lightly colored, which created a larger contrast with the other statues nearby. Her face was carved bringing out her eyes, eyebrows and other facial features. Her eyebrows also come slightly together towards the middle. Her lips forming a slight archaic smile. The dimensions are larger than an average female size. The statue is of great size, yet still in proportion. The body and head fit well with each other overall. However, it is greatly exaggerated in size.
The Statue of a kouros and the Portrait statue of a boy both depict similar subjects, however are greatly different in how they accomplish this task. Through detail, or lack there of, the Greeks and Romans are able to display a certain value they have in its members. These two statues were made about 500 years apart and approach the sculpting process quit differently. The Greek statue seems to use geometric exaggerated lines to form the body while the Romans use a more realistic approach and sculpt the body with a more rounded finish. Statue of a kouros, from about 590 B.C and Portrait of a boy, from about the first century, do not share any great technical aspects and are basically nothing alike.
On the opposite side is the date "1776" and the coat of arms of the United States set in a shield containing 13 stars.
The statue was built in France in 1886 and given to the U.S. as a gift of friendship and commemorating the alliance of France and the United States during the American Revolution. The Statue of Liberty came by boat. Lady Liberty was dismantled into 350 pieces and it took 214 wooden crates to ship to the U.S. to be built again on June 19, 1886. The statue is 305 feet tall. The Statue of Liberty's feet are 25 feet long, making her a US women's shoe size 879.
The issue of recovering the extremely destroyed and chaotic state of New York became the prime concern. Luckily, with the genius minds of people from all over the globe, different inventions and advancements came to life. After the war, even more immigrants came to the area while the French gift – The Statue of Liberty – became the symbol of freedom and hope for many prospective immigrants. By the late 1700s the population was back up to 20,000. During the 1800s, the population of New York had increased to over 60,000 people and that was only the start. Further along the line, in the late 1800s many more immigrants arrived to New York and they were mostly from southern and eastern Europe and China which made the population consistently increase (Jackson and Dunbar 362). Along with the different immigrants came different religions that in result built more churches and religious buildings that enhanced New York’s cultural diversity. The different immigrant groups attracted by the free New York also increased the amounts of different divergent business and restaurants present in the area that helped boost the
On the statue of Michael Jordan there is a quote that is engraved in the bright black stand that is “The best there ever was. The best there will ever be.”
Willey, Chris; Saunier, David; and Mendez, Garry. Reinscribing the Statue of Liberty. Horizon Magazine, Jan 1998. http://www.horizonmag.com/pictorial/liberty.htm
His design was a Neo-classical plan that followed the classical style of ancient Greece and Rome. He drew a building that consists of two wings that extended north and south of a centural section. A huge cast-iron dome rests on the central section of the building.(World, 196) President Washington was very pleased with Dr. Thorton's plans and he was awarded first prize. Now it was time for Washington to lay the cornerstone on September 18, 1793.(National Park)
Ellis Island was an extremely important part of United States History. It is where most Europeans came through by boat into the United States. Ellis Island was important to immigrants too, this was because when they entered New York harbor they saw the Statue of Liberty, which is a sign a United States freedom. The immigrants came to the United States for many reasons, oppression from their former countries, famine, economy, or sickness.
Many people feel a strong sense of patriotism and nationalism when they view a monument. Pride in one’s country is a great feeling. Monuments help bring out those feelings of nationalism. Homeland monuments such as the Statue of Liberty and Madison Square Garden makes one feel special. Millions of people from all over the world come to where you call home to view something that is special to you. We take such things for granted too often.
The man behind the works of the Statue of Liberty, was born in France 1834, his name was Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. Wanting to fight for liberty, he went to New York harbor. This land looked like a perfect place for a statue, continuing its construction in 1875; Bartholdi used many women as models, including his own mother Charlotte. He had Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, the man behind the creation of the Eiffel Tower build supporters for the statue as it was under construction. Bartholdi died in 1904; he was only seventy years of age.
This is a great symbol of art because The Statue of Liberty is magnificent in every way, and serves its purpose to a superb level. Like I mentioned previously, “location, location, location .. “ the statue’s location was perfect back in the days of Ellis Island and is perfect now as a tourist site. Shortly after the immigrants on the boats first spotted the land of their new homes, they came into the Hudson river to see this grand statue, and to most people it wasn’t just some lady who was standing in the middle of a river, it was the lady who was going to free them or help them from their inadequate lives.