02-09-2017, 12:09 PM
Sketches, originally in the neo-classical style he was educated in, the Khedive proposed some modifications, went bankrupt, and he then went back to his original idea years later for the Statue of Liberty.
I love how the story mutates from "The sculptor initially shopped his idea around in Egypt for the Suez Canal, the thing fell through, and he ended up building one for America instead" to "The Statue of Liberty is actually a Muslim woman, Egyptians are the REAL Americans!".
I love how the story mutates from "The sculptor initially shopped his idea around in Egypt for the Suez Canal, the thing fell through, and he ended up building one for America instead" to "The Statue of Liberty is actually a Muslim woman, Egyptians are the REAL Americans!".