Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World bust

This bust is an inspired adaptation. When I was a kid, I was fascinated by the Statue of Liberty and around the time of her centennial in 1986 all kinds of literature and unpublished photos came out.

Among the photos were rarely seen views of Liberty’s bust being displayed at the 1878 Paris Exposition in the gardens of the Tocadéro Palace. Another item that caught my eye was a hitherto unknown souvenir bust of Liberty that was sold during that time to help raise funds for the construction tha