Stilp got the idea in 1986, during the run-up to the 100th birthday of the real Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
He built it out of plywood and old venetian blinds in a friend’s garage in Harrisburg.
Hoisting the 450-pound object onto the pier, without drawing attention from authorities, was bound to be a tricky and potentially deadly feat.
Art - Sculpture
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By: Parabellum