What can you tell me about Fredric Auguste Bartholdi?

Question:He was the sculptor of the statue of liberty, I know.
But what can you tell me about his personal life, and what are some other major accomplishments?
Any information would be appreciated. :)

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: He was the sculptor of the statue of liberty, I know.
But what can you tell me about his personal life, and what are some other major accomplishments?
Any information would be appreciated. :)

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (April 2, 1834 – October 4, 1904) was a French sculptor. He is also known as Amilcar Hasenfratz.

Born in Colmar, Alsace, when his father died two years later, he went to Paris to further his studies in architecture as well as painting. Then he made a long trip to Egypt and Yemen, where he heard about the Suez project. He came back to his native city to become an architect. Bartholdi is also a freemason, he was initiated on 14 October 1875 in the lodge L’Alsace-Lorraine, Grand Orient of France.

His first masterpiece is General Rapp's monument in Colmar. Then he had a lot of success in Alsace.
Bronze study for the Statue of Liberty, approximately 1.5 meters (5 feet) in height.
Bronze study for the Statue of Liberty, approximately 1.5 meters (5 feet) in height.

The work for which he is most famous is the Statue of Liberty, donated in 1886 by the Union Franco-Americaine (Franco-American Union), founded by Edouard de Laboulaye, to the United States. It was rumored all over France that the face of the Statue of Liberty was modeled after Bartholdi’s mother; and the body after his mistress. Before starting his commission, Bartholdi traveled to the United States to personally select New York Harbor as the site for the statue.

While in a visit to Egypt that was to shift his artistic perspective from simply grand to colossal, Bartholdi was inspired by the project of Suez Canal which was being undertaken by Ferdinand, Vicomte de Lesseps who later became his life-long friend. He envisioned a giant lighthouse standing at the entrance to Suez Canal and drew plans for it. It would be patterned after the Roman goddess Libertas, modified to resemble a robed Egyptian peasant, a fallaha, with light beaming out from both a headband and a torch thrust dramatically upward into the skies. Bartholdi presented his plans to the Egyptian Khediev, Isma'il Pasha, in 1867 and, with revisions, again in 1869, but the project was never commissioned.

In 1879, Bartholdi was awarded design patent U.S. Patent D11,023 for the Statue of Liberty. This patent covered the sale of small copies of the statue. Proceeds from the sale of the statues helped raise money to build the full statue.

Bartholdi would go on to become one of the most celebrated of the 19th century sculptors, famous both in Europe and in North America.

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi Was Born On Apri l2nd 1834 and Died On October 4th 1904. He Was Born in Colmar, Alsace.

His Father Died Two Years After This. He Then went to Paris to further his studies in architecture as well as painting. Then he made a long trip to Egypt and Yemen, where he heard about the Suez project. He came back to his native city to become an architect. Bartholdi is also a freemason,he was initiated on 14 October 1875 in the lodge L’Alsace-Lorraine, Grand Orient of France.

His first masterpiece is General Rapp's monument in Colmar. Then he had a lot of success in Alsace.

Bronze study for the Statue of Liberty, approximately 1.5 meters (5 feet) in height.The work for which he is most famous is the Statue of Liberty, donated in 1886 by the Union Franco-Americaine (Franco-American Union), founded by Edouard de Laboulaye, to the United States. It was rumored all over France that the face of the Statue of Liberty was modeled after Bartholdi’s mother; and the body after his mistress. Before starting his commission, Bartholdi traveled to the United States to personally select New York Harbor as the site for the statue.

While in a visit to Egypt that was to shift his artistic perspective from simply grand to colossal, Bartholdi was inspired by the project of Suez Canal which was being undertaken by Ferdinand, Vicomte de Lesseps who later became his life-long friend. He envisioned a giant lighthouse standing at the entrance to Suez Canal and drew plans for it. It would be patterned after the Roman goddess Libertas, modified to resemble a robed Egyptian peasant, a fallaha, with light beaming out from both a headband and a torch thrust dramatically upward into the skies. Bartholdi presented his plans to the Egyptian Khediev, Isma'il Pasha, in 1867 and, with revisions, again in 1869, but the project was never commissioned.

In 1879, Bartholdi was awarded design patent U.S. Patent D11,023 for the Statue of Liberty. This patent covered the sale of small copies of the statue. Proceeds from the sale of the statues helped raise money to build the full statue.

Bartholdi would go on to become one of the most celebrated of the 19th century sculptors, famous both in Europe and in North America.

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