Statue of Liberty

1:400 scale miniature paper model, about 4 inches tall

The 151-foot statue was a gift from the people of France to commemorate the American Revolution. Sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi depicted the goddess of Liberty with the torch of enlightenment stepping forward over the broken shackles of tyranny. The monument was dedicated in 1886 and welcomed by New York's first ticker-tape parade.

Read More:

• National Park Service info about the Statue of Liberty
• Ten fun facts about the Statue of Liberty
• Is Lady Liberty a Jersey Girl? - the battle between New York and New Jersey for Ellis and Liberty Islands
• A list of the many replicas of the statue around the world
• Enlightening the World: The Creation of the Statue of Liberty, by Yasmin Sabina Khan, Cornell University Press (2010)
• Liberty's Torch: The Great Adventure to Build the Statue of Liberty, by Elizabeth Mitchell, Atlantic Monthly Press (2014)