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Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste 1834-1904 (copy after)  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: copper sheet; Base: painted concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Copy
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Doniphan County Courthouse Southwest grounds Troy Kansas 66087
Date:
Dedicated Sept. 15, 1950
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995.
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 square, tapered pedestal.
Topic:
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Allegory--Civic--Liberty  Search this
Dress--Historic--Classical Dress  Search this
Object--Other--Torch  Search this
Object--Written Matter  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this
Control number:
IAS KS000399
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_329226