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I'ts been said,the us changed the artist's design.

2007-07-07 12:48:21 · 4 answers · asked by brown1 2 in Arts & Humanities Visual Arts Sculpture

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The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor today differs little from the one given to the United States by France in the late 19th century. However, when Frederic Auguste Bartholdi sculpted the original, he did not see the Statue of Liberty as a tourist attraction. Rather, “Liberty Enlightening the World” was conceived as a lighthouse, with a lookout manning the platform of the torch. Bartholdi’s original design called for light emanating from the crown only for symbolic and aesthetic reasons.

Engineers hoped the statue would take the lead of all the lighthouses on the coast by being the first light mariners would discover when heading for New York. After cutting holes in the solid flame, lanterns cast their light through the inserted glass. Unfortunately, the beams were indistinguishable from the New York skyline. A floodlighting scheme was next, shining bright lights up onto the statue, but this technique cast strange shadows. Eventually, officials replaced the glass-studded flame with a recreation of Bartholdi’s original design, plated with 24-karat gold leaf and illuminated by powerful spotlights.

2007-07-07 14:16:05 · answer #1 · answered by guess who at large 7 · 0 0

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

2007-07-07 13:50:07 · answer #2 · answered by womba 1 · 1 0

The Statue was designed by the same guy that did the Eiffel Tower and give to the US on our 100th birthday in 1876 from the citizens of France. I don't think we made any changes

2007-07-07 13:47:21 · answer #3 · answered by Linda S 5 · 0 1

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2016-09-29 06:53:58 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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