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Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

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Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was a French sculptor and painter who lived from 1834 to 1904, best known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly called the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France to the United States erected in 1886 on Liberty Island in New York harbor. Its construction was begun by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc and completed by Gustave Eiffel after Viollet-le-Duc's death. Bartholdi also created the monumental Lion of Belfort, commemorating the city of Belfort's resistance during the siege of 1870 to 1871.

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Birth Year
1834 1
Active From Year
1853 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
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Painting, Art Forms
Source Wikidata: Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
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Sculpture, Art Forms
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Nationality

France

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France

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1. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction
    He is best known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty, in New York City, United States.
  • Gender reference
    He is best known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty, in New York City, United States.
  • Career
    In 1853, Bartholdi submitted a Good Samaritan-themed sculptural group to the Paris Salon of 1853.
  • Lead sentence
    Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ( bar-T(H)OL-dee, French: [fʁedeʁik oɡyst baʁtɔldi]; 2 August 1834-4 October 1904) was a French sculptor and painter. He
  • Practices: Painting, Lead
    Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ( bar-T(H)OL-dee, French: [fʁedeʁik oɡyst baʁtɔldi]; 2 August 1834-4 October 1904) was a French sculptor and painter.
  • Practices: Sculpture, Lead
    Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ( bar-T(H)OL-dee, French: [fʁedeʁik oɡyst baʁtɔldi]; 2 August 1834-4 October 1904) was a French sculptor and painter.
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