Goddess of Liberty (Texas State Capitol) explained

Goddess of Liberty
Artist:	Elijah E. Myers
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in
City:	Austin, Texas, United States
Coordinates:	30.2746°N -97.7404°W
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	13

Goddess of Liberty is a sculpture by Elijah E. Myers, installed atop the Texas State Capitol dome, in Austin, Texas, United States.^[1] The original statue was erected in February 1888. It was replaced by a replica on June 14, 1986, and the original was restored and relocated to the Bullock Texas State History Museum.^[2]

See also

• List of public art in Austin, Texas
• Statue of Freedom, an 1863 sculpture by Thomas Crawford atop the dome of the US Capitol
• Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), 1886 statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi in New York City
• Miss Freedom, a similar 1889 statue on the dome of the Georgia State Capitol (US)

Notes and References

1. News: Fikac . Peggy . Tex-Arcana: What's the history of the Capitol's goddess? . September 9, 2018 . . March 30, 2008 . September 9, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222227/https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Tex-Arcana-What-s-the-history-of-the-Capitol-s-1770853.php . live .
2. Web site: Goddess of Liberty . . September 8, 2018 . September 3, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180903234205/https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/texas-state-capitol/goddess-liberty . live .