| Statue for the Fourth |
In the mid-eighties, Seger
was asked to build a replica of the
Statue of Liberty for a local mall
and department store to help raise
funds for the restoration of the
original New York monument on
the occassion of its 100th
anniversary. After being
displayed in the reflecting pool of
the mall, the fourteen-foot statue
was loaned to a theater group in
Wilmington for a charity
fundraiser. Disputes over
non-payment of fees between the
director/producer and the stage
manager resulted in the statue
being held "hostage" until
payment was made. Seger started
a new statue to replace the one
being held while the story played
out in the Wilmington News
Journal and The New York Times
("Lady Liberty Held Hostage").
Before the statue was finally
retrieved, the story included a
bikers' bar, searches through
landfills, the Thunderguard
motorcycle gang, an anonymous
tip and the Wilmington
Motorcycle Police. With the
return of the lost statue, he
suspended work on its
replacement.
After some twenty-six
years, it is now complete.
was asked to build a replica of the
Statue of Liberty for a local mall
and department store to help raise
funds for the restoration of the
original New York monument on
the occassion of its 100th
anniversary. After being
displayed in the reflecting pool of
the mall, the fourteen-foot statue
was loaned to a theater group in
Wilmington for a charity
fundraiser. Disputes over
non-payment of fees between the
director/producer and the stage
manager resulted in the statue
being held "hostage" until
payment was made. Seger started
a new statue to replace the one
being held while the story played
out in the Wilmington News
Journal and The New York Times
("Lady Liberty Held Hostage").
Before the statue was finally
retrieved, the story included a
bikers' bar, searches through
landfills, the Thunderguard
motorcycle gang, an anonymous
tip and the Wilmington
Motorcycle Police. With the
return of the lost statue, he
suspended work on its
replacement.
After some twenty-six
years, it is now complete.
| Summer 1986 - July 2012 |
| Seger's Statue of Liberty replica (the second one) on display in front of the Smyrna Fire House during the Fourth of July Parade in 2012. |
| The replica - more a generality than an exact reproduction of Frederic Auguste Bartholdi's masterpiece - is built of wood and wire fencing covered in plaster and cloth. Standing eight-foot tall, she is topped by a solid flame of gold during the day, and a light during the night. |
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The six-foot pedestal,
based on Richard Morris
Hunt's original
architecture, is made of
wood and painted with a
variety of textures and
ornamentation.
based on Richard Morris
Hunt's original
architecture, is made of
wood and painted with a
variety of textures and
ornamentation.
| The addition of a spotlight brings fourteen-foot Lady Liberty to life at night in front of the Smyrna Fire Hall. |
| Lady Liberty is available for rent or sale. Contact the artist for a quote at eddy@eddyseger.net or call 302-653-5621. |
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