The Statue of Liberty was the work of French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi. For more than a century, people have wondered about the model Bartholdi used for Lady Liberty.

The iconic Statue of Liberty shines bright green in the New York Harbor, but NYC natives and tourists alike may be surprised to find that the monument has not always looked this way.

Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein is a production of Show of Force, DMR Productions, and WETA Washington, D.C. David M. Rubenstein is the host and executive producer ...

When the Statue of Liberty arrived in the U.S., its color was brown, similar to a copper penny. It took 30 years for the metal to oxidize and form its current patina, or surface layer, according ...

In May 1901, Schuyler told Gilder she had approached the American Committee of the Statue of Liberty, the organization that had raised funds to erect the statue, to find out who was in charge of ...

The Statue of Liberty underwent extensive restoration in 1986. The monument reopened its tours to the crown on Oct. 11 after being closed for over 2 years during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What to Know. Natural weathering and oxidation turned the shiny copper structure into the green color we see today. The Statue of Liberty underwent extensive restoration in 1986.