The New Colossus
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"The New Colossus" is a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus. She wrote the poem in 1883 to raise money for the construction of a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty. In 1903, the poem was cast onto a
Emma Lazarus's manuscript for "The New Colossus"
Statue of Liberty in New York City
Bronze plaque inside the Statue of Liberty with the text of the poem
The poem references the Colossus of Rhodes in the lines: "... the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land."
Statue of Liberty
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The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture of a robed and crowned woman on Liberty Island, part of New York City, in New York Harbor. The copper-clad statue, a gift to the United State
The New Colossus
…Colossus" is a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus (1849–1887). She wrote the poem in 1883 to raise money for the construction of a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World). In 1903, the poem was cast onto a bronze plaque and mounted inside the pedestal's lower level. This poem was written…
The Statue of Liberty
Leaf disc dedicated to Sol Invictus, sun god of the late Roman Empire. Sol Invictus, along with Libertas the Roman goddess and personification of Liberty, influenced the design of Liberty Enlightening the World.
Bartholdi's 1880 sculpture Lion of Belfort
Detail from a 1855–56 fresco by Constantino Brumidi in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., showing two early symbols of America: Columbia (left) and the Indian princess