Fr̩d̩ric Auguste Bartholdi (2 August 1834, Colmar, Haut-Rhin Р4 October 1904) was a French sculptor who is best known for designing the Statue of Liberty.The work for which Bartholdi is most famous is Liberty Enlightening the World, better known as the Statue of Liberty.
The plan of Bartholdi having been approved, more than 1,000,000 francs were raised by subscription throughout France for the building of the statue. In 1879, Bartholdi was awarded design patent U.S. Patent D11,023 for the Statue of Liberty. This patent covered the sale of small copies of the statue. Proceeds from the sale of the statues helped raise money to build the full statue. On 4 July 1880, the statue was formally delivered to the American minister in Paris, the event being celebrated by a great banquet.
Before starting his commission, Bartholdi had travelled to the United States and personally selected New York Harbor as the site for the statue. The United States set apart Bedlow's Island as a site for the monument, and funds were collected throughout the United States for the building of the pedestal, about $300,000 being raised. In October 1886, the structure was presented to the nation as the joint gift of the French and American people.
The statue is 151 feet and 1 inch high, and the top of the torch is at an elevation of 305 feet 1 inch from mean low-water mark. It was the largest work of its kind that had ever been completed up to that time. It was rumored in France that the face of the Statue of Liberty was modeled after Bartholdi's mother; and the body after his wife, Jean Emilie.
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