French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi said to have designed the Statue of Liberty
Foundation work began 1883
Cornerstone laid 5 August 1884 (Masonic ceremony) 👈🏻👈🏻👈🏻
Construction paused in 1885 for lack of money 😄
Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World fundraising campaign finished it
Pedestal completed 22 April 1886
Statue dedicated 28 October 1886
Bartholdi wrapped her in heavy classical drapery on purpose. He wanted a fully clothed woman of “mature years,” not an “intrepid young girl.”
Tell the truth which one if these looks like a woman of mature years...