AMERICAN LANDMARKS:
Miniature Models to Cut and Assemble
STATUE OF LIBERTY
built 1886
paper
model scale 1:500
The statue was a gift from the people of France to commemorate the American Revolution. Sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi depicted Lady Liberty striding forward over broken shackles of tyranny with the torch of enlightenment held high.
A 1:400 scale postcard version of this model is also available from Wurlington Press
How to build the Statue of Liberty model
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Dover Publications, 2012: ISBN 978-0-486-48281-1. Paper models ©Matt Bergstrom, Wurlington Press