Statue of Liberty Replica - Utica, NY
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Statue of Liberty located in Utica presented by the Boy Scouts of America.
Waymark Code: WMTP6T
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2016
Views: 2
8.5 foot tall replica of the Statue of Liberty mounted on a concrete base, located in a small parkette on Memorial Parkway on Utica's south side.
Decription from the Smithsonion website:
"A female figure, representing Liberty, stands wearing a long flowing robe and a seven pointed headpiece. Her proper right arm is raised, holding a torch. Her proper left arm cradles a tablet. The figure is placed atop a tapered base that is set within a star-shaped planter."
The statue was erected in 1950 by the local Boy Scouts of America as part of a national fund-raising effort to repair the arm on the original Statue of Liberty.
This is one of approximately 150 replicas that were purchased by the Scouts throughout the USA between 1949 and 1951.
The affixed marker reads:
With The Faith And Courage Of
Their Forefathers Who Made
Possible The Freedom Of These
United States
THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Dedicate This Copy Of The
Statue of Liberty As A Pledge Of
Everlasting Fidelity And
Loyalty
40th Anniversary Crusade To
Strengthen The Arm Of Liberty
1950
A second marker lists the local citizens who donated to the project.
TITLE: Statue of Liberty Replica
ARTIST(S): Unknown: Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste 1834-1904 (copy after)
DATE: Dedicated September 12, 1950
MEDIUM: Statue: sheet copper, painted; Base: cement
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY000432
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
A small parkette on Memorial Parkway on Utica's south side, southwest of the intersection of Elm Street.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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