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James Longacre created a design of this figure wearing a Native American headdress. A sculpture of this figure originated as a hooded peasant after its artist was stunned by the image of Nubian deities at Abu Simbel. This figure (20[1])steps onto a rock in a design whose relief had to be lowered by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Aztec pyramids partly inspired Richard Morris Hunt’s design for a (*) pedestal for a statue (10[1])of this figure (10[1])whose creation (10[1])was encouraged by Édouard René de Laboulaye. This figure (10[1])holds a Roman-style tablet (10[3])and (10[1])has broken (10[1])shackles (10[1])around (10[2])her feet (10[5])in (10[1])an 1886 (10[2])statue (10[1])whose metal framework was completed (10[2])by Gustave (10[1])Eiffel. (10[1])For 10 (10[1])points, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed a copper statue of what figure holding a (10[1])torch over New York’s harbor? (10[1])■END■ (10[7])

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