Wikipedia, February 7, 2018 (Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (2 August 1834--4 October 1904) was a French sculptor who is best known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty; he was born in Colmar, France; Bartholdi also sculpted a number of monuments for American cities, such as a cast-iron fountain in Washington, DC completed in 1878; a prolific creator of statues, monuments, and portraits, Bartholdi exhibited at the Paris Salons until the year of his death in 1904; he also remained active with diverse mediums, including oil painting, watercolor, photography, and drawing; he died of tuberculosis in Paris)
