One of his works

Bartholdi

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (August 2, 1834 - October 4, 1904) was a French sculptor. Download high resolution version (261x640, 43 KB)Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi in Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York city. ... Download high resolution version (261x640, 43 KB)Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi in Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York city. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sculptor redirects here. ...

Born in Colmar, Alsace, France, he studied architecture in Colmar and then went to Paris to further his studies in architecture as well as painting. Bartholdi would go on to become one of the most celebrated of the 19th century sculptors, famous both in Europe and in North America. Houses on a canal, Colmar Location within France Colmar is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin département of Alsace, France. ... Capital Strasbourg Area 8,280 km² Regional President Adrien Zeller Population  - 2004 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density 1,793,000 1,734,145 209/km² Arrondissements 13 Cantons 75 Communes 903 Départements Bas-Rhin Haut-Rhin Alsace (French: Alsace; Alsatian/German: Elsaß) is a région and also a traditional province of... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ...

The work for which he is most famous is the Statue of Liberty, donated by the government of France in 1886 to the United States. The face of the Statue of Liberty is said to be that of Bartholdi’s mother. Before starting his commission, Bartholdi traveled to America to personally select New York Harbor as the site for the statue. The Statue of Liberty Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty, is a statue, given to the U.S. by France in the late 19th century, that stands at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor as a welcome to all: returning Americans... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 _ Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... New York Harbor is a geographic term that refers collectively to the bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson and adjacent rivers in the vicinity of New York City. ...

His European work, The Lion of Belfort, at Belfort, France, is one of his most popular and well known. A massive sculpture of a lion, it is carved into the side of a mountain, depicting the huge struggle of the French to hold off the Prussian assault until the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The Lion of Belfort is a sculpture by Frédéric Bartholdi and located in Belfort, France. ... Location within France Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté région. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and... The Franco-Prussian War (July 19, 1870 – May 10, 1871) was fought between France and Prussia (backed by the North German Confederation) allied with the south German states of Baden, Bavaria and Württemberg. ...

Bartholdi’s other major works includes a variety of statues including at his home town of Colmar, at Clermont-Ferrand, and in Paris. Some of these notable works are: Houses on a canal, Colmar Location within France Colmar is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin département of Alsace, France. ... Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ...

• Switzerland Succoring Strasbourg, at Basel, Switzerland;
  • The statue was a gift from the city of Strasbourg, France, in appreciation of the help it received during the Franco-Prussian War.
• The Bartholdi Fountain in Bartholdi Park, the U.S. Botanic Garden, Washington, DC;
• The Marquis de Lafayette Statue, in Union Square, New York City;
• The four angelic trumpeters on the corners of the First Baptist Church tower, Boston, Massachusetts;
• the Lafayette and Washington Monument, at Morningside Park, New York City.
• Fontaine Bartholdy, on the Place des Terreaux, in Lyon, France.

Frédéric Bartholdi died of tuberculosis in Paris on October 4, 1904 and is buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse, in Paris, France. Basel (English traditionally: Basle [ba:l], German: Basel [ba:z@l], French Bâle [ba:l], Italian Basilea [bazilE:a]) is Switzerlands third most populous city (188,000 inhabitants in the canton of Basel-City as of 2004; the 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate... City motto: – City proper (commune) Région Alsace Département Bas-Rhin (67) Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) Area 78. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Marie-Joseph-Paul-Roch-Yves-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (September 6, 1757–May 20, 1834), was a French aristocrat most famous for his participation in the American Revolutionary War and early French Revolution. ... Union Square is an important and historic intersection in New York City. ... City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... City motto: Avant, avant, Lion le melhor. ... Tuberculous lungs show up on an X-ray image Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ... The Cimetière du Montparnasse is a famous cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, France. ...

External links

• Biography (http://nga.gov/cgi-bin/pbio?245290)
• The Bartholdi Fountain and Bartholdi Park - Washington, DC (http://www.usbg.gov/gardens/barthodli-park.cfm)
• The Bartholdi museum (http://www.bartholdi2004.com) (French language)