He/ she should be under age 19 at the end of the year, or under age 24 and a be a full-time student for at least five months out of the year, or any age and totally and permanently disabled.
The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor FrÃ©dÃ©ric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886. The Statue of Liberty is a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess. She holds a torch above her head, and in her left arm carries a tabula ansata inscribed July 4, 1776, the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
Related Articles. The Statue of Liberty is one of the worldâs most recognized symbols of America. âStatue of Liberty Enlightening the World,â her official name, was designed by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, who also chose its spot in New York Harbor. He commissioned fellow Frenchman Alexandre Gustav Eiffel to help design the large interior skeleton.