The Gift Part 3

Description

The agency provided description reads as follows: This video tells the story of the Statue of Liberty through the life of French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, who created the statue. The video shows the small replica of the statue that stands in Paris and was a gift to the French people from a group of Americans living in France in 1885. The video shows the statue in New York harbor and workmen participating in the efforts to restore the statue to its original condition. The video also details the history of the statue, and focuses on the various influences in Bartholdi's life that inspired him to create it. The video is narrated by Henry Gibson. The producers of this video are the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation and Donna Ahlstrand.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Agency for Global Media

Series

Video Tape Programs and Worldnet Broadcasts