Atlantic City : Liberty in Distress (Sculpture)

Liberty in Distress

Address : Intersection of South Albany and Ventnor Avenues
Town/Suburb/City : Atlantic City
State/County/Province : NJ
Country : USA

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Dedication Date : 07/01/1929

Artist : Frederick MacMonnies, sculptor

The sculpture depicts a nude Liberty screaming in victory and sadness as the bodies of war dead fall and pile around her feet. The body of a nude male hangs over her proper right leg. She holds a broken sword in her proper left hand, as a dog, (representing Fidelity) and a rooster (representing France) stand at her feet. The sculpture is mounted upon an octagonal base with a wreath in relief on every other side. The temple is set upon a stepped base.

Single figure -- allegorical

Bronze

$19,000

Atlantic City citizens who served in the war

Liberty in Distress
The sculpture depicts a nude Liberty screaming in victory and sadness as the bodies of war dead fall and pile around her feet. The body of a nude male hangs over her proper right leg. She holds a broken sword in her proper left hand, as a dog, (representing Fidelity) and a rooster (representing France) stand at her feet. The sculpture is mounted upon an octagonal base with a wreath in relief on every other side. The temple is set upon a stepped base.