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Sentinel : the unlikely origins of the Statue of Liberty / Francesca Lidia Viano.

LIBRA F128.64.L6 V528 2018
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Viano, Francesca Lidia, 1973- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bartholdi, Frédéric Auguste, 1834-1904.
Bartholdi, Frédéric Auguste.
Laboulaye, Édouard, 1811-1883.
Laboulaye, Édouard.
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--History.
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.).
History.
Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.)--History.
Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.).
United States--Statue of Liberty National Monument.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
x, 577 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Summary:
Icon of freedom and multiethnic democracy, memorial to Franco-American friendship--the lofty meanings we accord the Statue of Liberty today obscure its turbulent origins in 19th-century politics and art. Francesca Lidia Viano reveals that vibrant history in the fullest account yet of the people and ideas that brought the lady of the harbor to life.-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Sea-bound comet
The winter party
The fondeur
An American astray
The sin of color
The road to hell
The atelier of the exiles
Monsters out
Lighthouses of the world
Hidden devils
Queen of the South
Fables of madness
Cuckoo apocalypse
The veiled valkyrie
Hemisphere conversion
Revenge
The American scene
Stella
Adorable woman
Autopsia
The democratic watch
Open tomb
Childrens' touch
The Phantom of the Opera
Miscendo utile dulce
Advise to all nations
The idea
Epilogue. Dot-dot-dot-dash.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780674975606
067497560X
OCLC:
1023057117

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