PUBLIC ART

Conservation: Liberty

The Statue of Liberty replica was commissioned by the Boy Scouts of America in the 1950's as part of a nationwide effort to celebrate America's Freedoms. Our version of the statue was originally a gift from Madison Rotary Club. It was placed in Giddings Park on June 14, 1951 and relocated to Warner Park on October 28, 1971.

Madison's Statue of Liberty replica has become significantly damaged over the last 60 years and measures are being taken to prevent the work from deteriorating beyond repair. The community group that has recently rallied together to restore Liberty felt it was important to remove the rapidly deteriorating sculpture from the elements before another harsh winter took its toll on this historic piece. The Madison Arts Commission has already committed $5000.00 in funding to help seed this grass roots effort.

Fine Arts Conservation Services, LLC has been hired to conserve the statue. The statue is in storage until funding is secured to proceed with restoration.

You are invited to join the community effort to save this statue. For more information about how to contribute or become involved in the restoration effort, contact the group's co-chairs (John H. Frey, Barbara Arnold, and Sue Peck) through suepeck19@gmail.com or attend the next meeting.

Meetings for the
Statue of Liberty replica restoration effort
Take place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month
(No Dec meeting)
At 7:00pm (6:00pm in July and August)
Warner Park Community Center
1625 Northport Dr
Madison, WI 53704-2300

View Photos of the Sculpture (PDF)

View Scans of Historical Documents (PDF)

Historical photos courtesy the archives of John Frey documents the Statue of Liberty (replica) moving to Warner Park in 1971.