The Statue of Liberty History

renovation and redecoration

Restoration of the Statue of Liberty (1984-86) In 1982, it was announced that the statue was in need of considerable restoration. Careful study had revealed that the right arm had been improperly attached to the main structure (Quote)

Declaration of Independence

The idea for the Statue of LIberty was the centennial celebration of the... (Quotation)

Banning of visitors

en.wikipedia.org Sept. 11 was that the terror attacks led fearful authorities to ban visitors from the United States' most enduring icon of freedom, the Statue of Liberty. (Quote)

Philadelphia

history.com(some video) The torch and arm were first arrived in this city. (Note)

Grover Cleveland

history.com(some video) this president presided over the dedication ceremony for the Statue of Liberty. (Note)

2 part project

http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ Although the French proposed the statue as a gift to the United States, the project became a joint effort of the two countries, with France responsible for the statue and the Americans for its pedestal and base (Quote)

America returning the first Statue

https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/black-statue-of-liberty.htm America turned down the first statue because they didn't want slavery in the mix (Note)

The chains on the current statues feet

https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/black-statue-of-liberty.htm ymbolized American independence and the end of all types of servitude and oppression. (Note)

Ellis Island

ibertyellisfoundation.org Many immigrants to the United States came through this facility near the Statue of Liberty. (Note)

copper

ibertyellisfoundation.org The metal of the outer plates of the Statue of Liberty. (Note)

France

ibertyellisfoundation.org The nation that gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States. (Note)

Joseph Pulitzer

libertyellisfoundation.org The newspaper magnate who promoted private donations to place the Statue of LIberty in New York. (Note)

Emma Lazarus

libertyellisfoundation.org The poetess who authored the poem on the plaque at the Statue of Liberty. (Note)

Neutrality

libertystatepark.com The French had helped the U.S. during the American Revolution, and had given them the Statue of Liberty. (Note)

The New Colossus

libertystatepark.com The title of the poem that includes the lines "Give me your tired, your poor/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." (Note)

Height of the statue of liberty

libertystatepark.com Height of copper statue (to torch) 151 feet 1 inch (quote)

Original statue of liberty

reflectionofmind.org the statue in France is a black woman. The original Statue was black as well mainly because the model was black as well and symbolized the freedom of the slaves (Note)

Original purpose

theculturetrip.com Served as the first stop for immigrants Entering the country. (Note)

original name

visual-arts-cork.com La Liberte eclairant le monde (Note)

Edouard Rene de Laboulaye

web.a.ebscohost.com A dinner party at this law professor's home led to his suggestion that France create a monument with the United States to celebrate a document authored by Thomas Jefferson. (Note)

Frederic Bartholdi

web.a.ebscohost.com designer the Statue of Liberty (Note)

Minerva Sculpture That Locks Eyes with the Statue of Liberty

www.artsy.net A statue of a woman the Roman goddess of art and war,stands at Brooklyn's highest point. Her eyes lock with the Statue of Liberty who stands three and a half miles away (note)

original color

www.nps.gov Originally, the statue was a dull copper color, but shortly after 1900 a green patina, also called verdigris, caused by the oxidation of the copper skin, began to spread (Quote)

Lighthouse Board

www.nps.gov The United States Lighthouse Board took over the Statue of Liberty in 1887 and pledged to install equipment to enhance the torch's effect (Quote)

John LaFarge

www.nps.gov made the first sketches for the statue during his U.S. visit (note)