Statue of Liberty (Leicester)

Replica of the Statue of Liberty in Leicester

Statue of Liberty

The statue with The Summit apartments in the background

Artist| Joseph Morcom
Location| Soar River bridges, Leicester

The Leicester Statue of Liberty is a small replica of the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) by local stonemason Joseph Morcom installed at the twin Soar River bridges in Leicester, England.[1]

## Background[edit]

The statue was the result of a visit to New York in 1919 by the directors of Lennards "Liberty" shoe factory, and originally stood on top of the shoe factory on the way to Filbert Street.[2] The factory was demolished in 2003, but in 2008 the statue was restored near the original location on the western entrance to the Swan Gyratory, a large roundabout making use of two steel bridges across the Soar on the way to the King Power Stadium.[3]

## References[edit]

* Visual arts portal

1. ^ Stephen Butt (2013). Leicester Through Time. ISBN 9781445609423. "The Liberty Statue Sculptor Joseph Morcom created the Liberty Statue in his works in the Newarke behind the present museum buildings. Lennards Shoe factory was built on the corner of Eastern Boulevard and Upperton Road in 1919."
2. ^ Stephen Butt (2013). Secret Leicester. ISBN 9781445630779. "The idea to place a version of the famous Statue of Liberty on top of a shoe factory in Leicester was a result of a visit to the USA by the directors. Lennard Brothers Ltd was established in 1877 by five brothers"
3. ^ "Liberty landmark returns to city". BBC. 18 December 2008. "A nine-tonne statue removed from Leicester five years ago has been restored at a roundabout close to its original location"

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Statue of Liberty

Liberty Enlightening the World

Creators|

* Édouard René de Laboulaye, originator
* Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, sculptor
* Gustave Eiffel, builder
* company
* Eugène Secrétan, donated copper
* Richard Morris Hunt, pedestal
* Joseph Pulitzer, pedestal funding

Engineers|

* Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
* Maurice Koechlin
* Joachim Giæver

Location|

* Liberty Island
* Statue of Liberty National Monument

* Original torch: Statue of Liberty Museum

* Original statue: Musée des Arts et Métiers

Former
locations|

* Right arm and torch: Centennial Exposition (1876)
* Madison Square Park (1876–1882)

* Head: Paris World's Fair (1878)

Replicas|

* Île aux Cygnes, Paris
* Flame of Liberty
* Las Vegas
* Leicester
* Strengthen the Arm of Liberty
* Austin, Texas
* Fayetteville, Arkansas
* Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
* Overland Park, Kansas
* Pine Bluff, Arkansas
* Seattle

Legacy|

* In popular culture
* "The New Colossus" (1883 sonnet)
* Working on the Statue of Liberty (1946 painting)
* Miss Liberty (1949 musical)
* The Statue of Liberty (1985 documentary)
* Statue of Liberty play (American football)
* Liberty Weekend, 1986
* Liberty Fanfare
* Medal of Liberty
* Liberty Issue (1954–1965 stamps)
* Statue of Liberty Forever stamp
* Statue of Liberty commemorative coins
* American Platinum Eagle coin
* Presidential dollar coins
* American Innovation dollars
* United States ten-dollar bill
* Statue of Liberty Division

Related|

* 1984-1986 conservation and restoration
* Statue of Liberty Museum
* Egypt Carrying the Light to Asia
* Libertas
* personification of Liberty
* Ellis Island
* Black Tom explosion
* Musée Bartholdi
* National symbols of the United States

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