Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
1834 – 1904 · aged 70
French sculptor and painter (1834–1904)
- Born
- 2 Aug 1834 · Colmar
- Died
- 4 Oct 1904 · 6th arrondissement of Paris
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- 2 Aug 1834BornBorn in Colmar
- 1870 – 1871WarFranco-Prussian War
- 1886AwardCommander of the Legion of Honour
- 4 Oct 1904DiedDied in 6th arrondissement of Paris
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
Biography
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 is best known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty, in New York City, United States. Its construction was begun by Viollet-le-Duc, famous for his restoration of the most prominent medieval landmarks in France, until his death and then completed by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was a gift from France to the United States and was erected in 1886 on Liberty Island, at the entrance to New York harbor.
He also created the monumental Lion of Belfort, which commemorates the heroic resistance of the city of Belfort during the siege of 1870 to 1871. His rare paintings are usually signed under the pseudonym "Amilcar Hasenfratz."
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