What was the intent for the creation of the Statue of Liberty?
Respond to the following questions using information presented in this learning block and your own experience. Each response should be at least 2 sentences.
- Having read the articles presented in this learning block, reflect on how their discussion of intent and the changes to it affect your interpretation or understanding of the Statue of Liberty.
- Think about the artifact that you are studying. Pose one question about the intent of the creator of the artifact. In one sentence, explain one approach that you may take to find the answer to that question.
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Read this article on how America gradually altered the intent of the statue with the addition of Emma Lazarus’s famous poem. As you read the article, notice how cultural influences and adding a new artifact (the poem) changed the meaning of the original artifact.
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Review this resource that discusses the French artist Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi’s intent for the Statue of Liberty, as well as his influences, and how his ideas for it transformed over time.
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