Sculptor:

Unknown  Search this

Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste 1834-1904 (copy after)  Search this

Founder:

Friedley-Voshardt Company  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: sheet copper with green patina; Base: limestone and concrete

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures-Copy

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of South Bend Parks Department 301 South St. Louis Boulevard, Century Center South Bend Indiana 46617

Located Old Courthouse 101 South Main Street South Bend Indiana

Date:

Dedicated June 14, 1951. Reinstalled Autumn 1972. Rededicated June 14, 1985

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

Summary:

Allegorical female figure, representing Liberty, stands holding a torch aloft in her proper right hand. A book or tablet is crooked in her proper left elbow. The figure wears Classical-style robes and a star-like crown. Sculpture stands on a pyramidal base.

Topic:

Figure female--Full length  Search this

Allegory--Civic--Liberty  Search this

Dress--Historic--Classical Dress  Search this

Object--Other--Torch  Search this

Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this

Object--Written Matter  Search this

Control number:

IAS IN000458

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_328453