Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was a French sculptor.
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ( [ fʁedeʁik oɡyst baʁtɔldi ] ; 2 August 1834 -- 4 October 1904 ) was a French sculptor who is best known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World , commonly known as the Statue of Liberty . The Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World ; [ La Liberté éclairant le monde , links = no ] ) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City , in the United States .