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Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (/ b ɑːr ˈ t ɒ l d i,-ˈ θ ɒ l-/ bar-T(H)OL-dee, French: [fʁedeʁik oɡyst baʁtɔldi]; April 2, 1834 – October 4, 1904) was a French sculptor and painter. He is best known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty.
Mar 29, 2024 · Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (born April 2, 1834, Colmar, Alsace, France—died October 4, 1904, Paris) was a French sculptor of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Bartholdi trained to be an architect in Alsace and Paris and then studied painting with Ary Scheffer and sculpture with Antoine Etex and Jean François Soitoux.
Aug 17, 2021 · A portrait of Auguste Bartholdi. National Park Service, Statue of Liberty NM. The sculptor behind the Statue of Liberty, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, was born in 1834 in Colmar, France in the Alsace region on the border of Germany.
Bartholdi was born in Colmar, in the Alsace region of France, to a family of German Protestant origin (the name was latinized from Barthold, probably in the late seventeenth century). His father, Jean-Charles, a counselor to the prefecture and well-to-do property owner, died when Auguste was two years old. His mother, Augusta Charlotte, moved ...
Jun 11, 2018 · Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi. French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904) created the Statue of Liberty, the immense torch-wielding figure that rises out of New York Harbor as a welcoming beacon to the world. The Statue of Liberty was designed as an expression of friendship and shared values between France and the United States ...
Apr 11, 2023 · Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was a world-renowned French sculptor during the late 19 th and early 20 th century. His greatest achievement was designing the Statue of Liberty, which was sent as a gift from France to the United States to commemorate the role the French played in the American Revolution. Bartholdi led a remarkable life, producing ...
Energy and Environment. On February 18, 1879, the French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904) earned US Patent #11,023 for a "Design for a Statue." This statue, "Liberty Enlightening the World," would become one of the most famous monuments of world history.
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