Statue of Progress (Project for Lighthouse for Mouth of Suez Canal)

Creator:

Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste, 1834-1904
Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923

Published/Created:

1869

Notes:

Bartholdi's project for a gigantic female figure as a lighthouse for the mouth of the Suez Canal, intended for its opening in 1869, was rejected by the Khedive of Egypt.

Culture:

French

Accession Number:

297950

Genre:

sculpture: statues (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

R: slide prop. S. Isenstadt

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 18303

OID:

316745

PID:

digcoll:2336301