Sculptor:

Lawrie, Lee Oskar 1877-1963  Search this

Lawrie, Archer  Search this

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

Founder:

Val D'Osne  Search this

A. Durenne  Search this

Architectural firm:

Giattina & Fischer  Search this

Contractor:

Brice Building Company  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: bronze with green patina; Base: granite

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures-Copy

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Located Liberty Park Vestavia Hills Alabama

Administered by Liberty National Life Insurance Company 2001 3rd Avenue South Birmingham Alabama 35233

Date:

Commissioned May 20, 1952. Cast 1958. Relocated 1988. Rededicated July 4, 1989

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.

Image on file.

The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.

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 tall, rectangular base.

Topic:

Figure female--Full length  Search this

Allegory--Civic--Liberty  Search this

Dress--Historic--Classical Dress  Search this

Object--Other--Torch  Search this

Control number:

IAS AL000287

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_328682