Colmar, France - Bartholdi Museum

     Colmar is the birthplace of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904), the designer of the Statue of Liberty.  In 1922, his home became his museum.

These brass markers embedded in sidewalks point the way to the Bartholdi Museum.

We're here.

"Lady" Liberty greets visitors.  Check out the iPad instead of a tablet in "her" left hand.

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

"Lady" Liberty and Monsieur Bartholdi carried on a lively debate at one point during our visit.  We didn't understand any of it, but the French speakers found it quite amusing.

These are some of the models Bartholdi made for the Statue of Liberty design.

I should have had Mike stand next to this study of Lady Liberty's ear to convey the size of it - HUGE!

     The Statue of Liberty is not the only example of Bartholdi's work in this country.  He sculpted the friezes of the Brattle Square Church in Boston, Massachusetts.  Lafayette Arriving in America sits in Union Square Park in New York City.  The Bartholdi Fountain in Bartholdi Park is part of the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C.