Reclining Lady Liberty

by Allen Beatty

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Reclining Lady Liberty

Artist

Allen Beatty

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Photograph - Photographs

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There’s a new Lady Liberty in town. While no one could steal the spotlight from the O.G. Statue of Liberty, a temporary resident of Liberty State Park in Jersey City gives visitors a new way to access the artwork. Reclining Liberty is a 25-foot-long sculpture styled after the Statue of Liberty, and in this case, she is reclining as if she were falling asleep or bingeing Netflix. Artist Zaq Landsberg built Reclining Liberty in 2021 inside Morningside Park in Manhattan, and this spring, he moved the statue to Liberty State Park.
Reclining Liberty is a mashup of the Statue of Liberty and the giant reclining Buddha statues of Asia. The piece, coated in plaster resin, is sturdy enough to allow viewers to touch, climb, sit atop, lean up against the figure, and interact with the monument at a human level. Finished with copper paint and an oxidizing acid, the patina mimics the actual Statue of Liberty.
Kids have been climbing on the statue for months so most of the patina has been worn off. The statue will "lie" in Liberty State Park for 60 days.

This image is Featured in the following FAA/Pixels Groups:

Canon Full Frame Cameras///

Art District///

New Jersey///

Your Story of Art///

Bedroom Art Gallery///

Art - It Is Good For You///

New York Sunsets Sunrises Landscapes and Iconic Places///

Picturesque Neighborhoods of the World///

Mid-Atlantic States of the USA///

Your Very Best Photography///

Waiting Room Art///

City Scapes Photography///

Just Perfect///

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July 14th, 2022

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