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STATUE OF LIBERTY, NEW YORK CITY


STATUE OF LIBERTY Located on Bedloe's Island 1 3/4 miles south west from the Battery, this world famous symbol of liberty was presented to the United States by the people of France in 1884. It was designed by August Bartholdi.
American
about 1945

Medium/Technique Chromolithograph on linen textured card stock.
Dimensions Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2014.11973
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionFront: 10
K 1219
Back: divided. Mint.


ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)