People Involved In Creating The Statue Of Liberty
Edouard de Laboulaye- The "Father of the Statue of Liberty." He provided the idea that would become the Statue.
Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi-The French artist and sculptor who designed the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World. Eugene Viollet-le-Duc-The original architect hired to design a support structure for the Statue. Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel-The architect and engineer who replaced Viollet-le-Duc to design the Statue's internal support. Richard Morris Hunt-The famous American architect who designed the pedestal under the Statue's feet. William Maxwell Evarts-The chairman of the American Committee for the Statue of Liberty. Richard Butler-The secretary of the American Committee for the Statue of Liberty. Charles P. Stone-The chief engineer for the pedestal construction. Joseph Pulitzer-The newspaper publisher who helped raise the money needed to complete the pedestal's construction. Emma Lazarus-The poetess who wrote "The New Colossus" to help raise money for the pedestal's construction. (DETAILS) |