| Statue of Liberty | |
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 The statue in 2019 | |
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| Year | 1950 |
| Medium | Metal sculpture |
| Subject | Statue of Liberty |
| Location | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| 35°28′09″N97°31′09″W / 35.469207°N 97.519248°W | |
The Statue of Liberty replica in Oklahoma City is installed outside the Oklahoma County Courthouse (near the intersection of Park and Hudson), in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. [1] It was made as part of the Strengthen the Arm of Liberty campaign.
The statue was dedicated in 1950, as one of approximately 200 replicas installed throughout the United States to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the establishment of Boy Scouts of America. [2] It was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994. [1]
The replica of the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) is an allegorical representation of Liberty. The female figure is shown wearing a crown and robes, and holding a torch and a book or tablet. [1] The metal sculpture measures approximately 7 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 10 in. x 1 ft. 10 in., and rests on a pedestal and octagonal concrete base that measures approximately 5 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. A plaque on the base has the inscription:
WITH THE FAITH AND COURAGE OF / THEIR FOREFATHERS WHO MADE / POSSIBLE THE FREEDOM OF THESE / UNITED STATES / THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA / DEDICATE THIS REPLICA OF THE / STATUE OF LIBERTY AS A PLEDGE / OF EVERLASTING FIDELITY / AND LOYALTY / 40TH ANNIVERSARY CRUSADE TO / STRENGTHEN THE ARM OF LIBERTY / 1950. [1]
Hundreds of replicas of the Statue of Liberty have been created worldwide. The original Statue of Liberty, designed by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, is 151 feet tall and stands on a pedestal that is 154 feet tall, making the height of the entire sculpture 305 feet.
Strengthen the Arm of Liberty is the theme of the Boy Scouts of America's fortieth anniversary celebration in 1950. The campaign was inaugurated in February with a dramatic ceremony held at the base of the Statue of Liberty. Approximately 200 BSA Statue of Liberty replicas were installed across the United States.
The Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument in Overland Park, Kansas, is a replica of the Statue of Liberty. It was placed by the Boy Scouts of America as part of its 1950s era campaign, "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty".
Thomas Jefferson is a 1911 bronze statue of a seated Thomas Jefferson created by Karl Bitter for the Cuyahoga County Courthouse in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Jason Lee, also known as Reverend Jason Lee, is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Jason Lee, located in Salem, Oregon, United States. It was designed by Alexander Phimister Proctor, who died in 1950 when only the work's model was finished. His son Gifford MacGregor Proctor completed the sculpture between 1950 and 1953. The one installed on the grounds of the Oregon State Capitol is a duplicate of a bronze statue unveiled in the United States Capitol in 1952.
The Scout is a copy of sculptor R. Tait McKenzie's The Ideal Scout, installed outside the offices of Boy Scouts of America's Columbia Pacific Council, at 2145 Southwest Front Street, in Portland, Oregon.
The Statue of Liberty Replica Monument is an outdoor replica of the Statue of Liberty, installed on the Texas State Capitol grounds in Austin, Texas, United States. The bronze replica was cast by the Friedley-Voshardt Company and erected by the Boy Scouts of America in 1951.
The Statue of Liberty, or Lady Liberty, is a replica of the Statue of Liberty installed at Seattle's Alki Beach Park, in the U.S. state of Washington. It was installed in 1952 by the Boy Scouts of America and underwent a significant restoration in 2007 after repeated vandalism had damaged the sculpture.
Pioneers of 1889, or simply 1889, is an outdoor bronze sculpture by artist Leonard McMurry and landscape architect Thomas Roberts, installed in Oklahoma City, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Destiny is a 1966 bas-relief by Bernard Frazier on the facade of the William J. Holloway Jr. United States Courthouse in Oklahoma City, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
A statue of Alexander Hamilton by William Rimmer is installed along Commonwealth Avenue, between Arlington and Berkeley Streets, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
A statue of Charles Devens by Olin Levi Warner, sometimes called General Charles Devens, is installed along the Charles River Esplanade, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Triton Babies Fountain is a fountain and sculpture by Anna Coleman Ladd, installed in Boston's Public Garden, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It features a bronze sculpture, cast in 1922, that depicts a boy and girl and measures approximately 2 ft. 3 in. x 19 in. x 39 in. The statue rests on a granite base measuring approximately 2 ft. 6 in. x 18 in. x 31 in. The work was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.
A statue of Benjamin Franklin by Richard Saltonstall Greenough is installed outside Old City Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It rests on a base with plaques designed by Greenough and Thomas Ball.
An equestrian statue of George Washington by Thomas Ball is installed in Boston's Public Garden, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
A statue of William Lloyd Garrison by Olin Levi Warner is installed along Commonwealth Avenue, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was designed in 1885, cast in 1886, installed on May 13 of that year. The bronze sculpture measures approximately 7 ft. x 4 ft. x 6 ft. 4 in., and rests on a Quincy granite pedestal designed by architect Joseph Morrill Wells that measures approximately 4 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. x 6 ft. 4 in. The memorial was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.
A statue of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento by Ivette Compagnion is installed along Boston's Commonwealth Avenue Mall, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
A statue of John Glover by Martin Milmore is installed along Boston's Commonwealth Avenue Mall, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
A statue of John Winthrop by Richard Saltonstall Greenough is installed outside Boston's First Church, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
Olmec Head Replica is installed in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
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