Noun
French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor
Source: WordNetBartholdi wrote of his technique: Thomas Crawford 's Statue of Freedom The surfaces should be broad and simple, defined by a bold and clear design, accentuated in the important places. Source: Internet
Blasting with baking soda powder removed the tar without further damaging the copper.sfn The restorers' work was hampered by the asbestos-based substance that Bartholdi had used—ineffectively, as inspections showed—to prevent galvanic corrosion. Source: Internet
Bartholdi considered having Liberty hold a broken chain, but decided this would be too divisive in the days after the Civil War. Source: Internet
Bartholdi completed the head and the torch-bearing arm before the statue was fully designed, and these pieces were exhibited for publicity at international expositions. Source: Internet
Bartholdi sketched much of what he saw and, in an unusual departure for an artist of that era, also took photographs. Source: Internet
From small renderings to large pieces of the full-sized statue, Bartholdi, the artist shipped the statue to New York City in 214 crates. Source: Internet