Which French sculptor designed the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of freedom linked with America250?

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of freedom linked with America250.

Bartholdi was a French sculptor who conceived the colossal statue formally titled Liberty Enlightening the World. The people of France gave it to the United States, and it was dedicated in New York Harbor on October 28, 1886.

Gustave Eiffel, later famous for the Eiffel Tower, designed the statue's internal iron framework. Bartholdi's role was the artistic design and sculptural conception, so the two names are often confused.

The statue was assembled on a pedestal on what was then called Bedloe's Island, now Liberty Island. Its copper exterior has developed the familiar green patina through oxidation over time.

The torch-bearing arm appeared at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, connecting the statue's construction to the earlier centennial of American independence. The monument later became an emblem of liberty and welcome to immigrants.