Statue+of+Liberty

Date: 1989
 * [[image:https://s3.amazonaws.com/saam.media/files/styles/x_large/s3/images/1997/1997.124.72_1a.jpg?itok=bGeSM5ym width="288" height="369" link="@https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/statue-liberty-36163"]] || Title: **Statue of Liberty**

Artist: **Gregorio Marzan** Born: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico 1906 Died: New York, New York 1997

Medium: mixed media: plaster, fabric, glue, light bulb, Elmer's Glue caps, and wig Dimensions: 64 1/2 x 30 x 7 in. (163.8 x 76.2 x 17.8 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment

Accession: 1997.124.72 || Like many immigrants to the United States, Gregorio Marzan considered the //Statue of Liberty// an important symbol of freedom. He created many versions of the statue and in this piece portrayed Lady Liberty in heavy make-up and gaudy clothing. Marzan’s use of found objects, including the glue caps in the crown, relates to the Latin American tradition of creating personal shrines and totems from everyday objects.
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 * Suggested Questions: **
 * Marzan's statue is very different from the original model, but it still contains the important elements that identify it as a representation of the //Statue of Liberty//. Compare Marzan's sculpture with Bartholdi's //Liberty// model.
 * What are some differences between these two statues? What are some similarities?
 * Many of the similarities between them are the symbols that make the Statue of Liberty a symbol of country. Explain what each symbol represents as students compare the statues.

Signs and Symbols Guide
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Artist Biography <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Bartholdi's "Liberty" model <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">SAAM Collections Page
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