NEW YORK -- After more than two hours, police apprehended a woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty. U.S. Parks Police evacuated Liberty Island after the woman, identified as Therese Patricia Okoumou, ...
ALBANY – ‘I lift my lamp beside the golden door,’ no more! Gov. Kathy Hochul is refusing to come to the rescue and provide state funding to keep the Statue of Liberty open if it closes due to the ...
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. Historical records ...
The Statue of Liberty was originally designed as a marker of liberation of African Americans and the end of the Civil War. That part of its history was overshadowed by a late design change to instead ...
Leeuw said revealing the work on the 4th of July was also intentional as the Statue of Liberty was a birthday gift from France to the United States on July 4, 1884. As America celebrated Independence ...
A mural titled "The Statue of Liberty's Silent Protest" - featuring Lady Liberty covering her face with her hands and her torch now lying on her chest – has been unveiled in France. The artwork by ...