Statue of Liberty Replica - Port Arthur, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 52.742 W 093° 55.652
15R E 410430 N 3305743
Allegorical female figure, representing Liberty, stands holding a torch aloft in her right hand. A book or tablet is crooked in her left elbow. The figure wears Classical-style robes and a star-like crown.
Waymark Code: WMZY92
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2019
Views: 3
Smithsonian Art Inventories"This is one of nearly 200 small replicas of Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty (IAS record 76003645) placed around the country as part of the Boy Scouts of America's 40th anniversary (1950). According to a March 1986 Fact Sheet from the Boy Scouts of America (on file in IAS), the idea for the project originated with Jack Whitaker, then Scout Commissioner of the Kansas City Area Council. The copper statues were manufactured by Friedley-Voshardt Co. (Chicago, IL) and purchased through the Kansas City Boy Scouts office."
TITLE: Statue of Liberty Replica
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: 1950
MEDIUM: Stamped Sheet Copper, painted on white limestone base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000615
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Lions Park / Nashville at Procter St. / Port Arthur, TX
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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