Detail View: SHIMMER:
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Caption:
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Sign in place of the model of the Statue of Liberty in Paris
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Creation Date:
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1998
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Image Date:
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2002
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Period:
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20th century
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Location:
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Paris
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Country:
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FRANCE
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Display Creator:
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BARTHOLDI, Frederic Auguste
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Image ID:
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02-0821
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Description:
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Location: Pont de Grenelle. Large sign in place of the model of the Statue of Liberty at the time it was being shown in a festival in Tokyo on French culture. The model is 35ft high and was offered to the French by American residents in Paris amd was inagurated in 1889. The tablet held by the French version is inscribed with the dates IV Juillet 1776 et XIV Julliet 1789 [the dates of the US and French revolutions].
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Photographed by:
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Simon Quinn
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Creator:
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BARTHOLDI, Frederic Auguste
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1834
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1904
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Creator Role:
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Sculptor.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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French.
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Subject Heading:
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Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.)
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Subject Heading:
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Monuments
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Subject Heading:
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Tourism and art
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Subject Heading:
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Signs and signboards
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