| Religious Liberty | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Religious_Liberty_by_Jacob_Moses_Ezekiel.jpg) Religious Liberty, by Moses Jacob Ezekiel, 1876 | |
| Artist | Moses Jacob Ezekiel |
| Medium | Marble |
| Subject | Goddess of Liberty |
| Dimensions | 3.4 m (11 ft) |
| Weight | 26,000 pounds |
| Location | National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia |
| 39°57′01″N 75°08′56″W / 39.95036°N 75.14880°W | |
Religious Liberty was commissioned by B'nai B'rith and dedicated "to the people of the United States" as an expression of support for the Constitutional guarantee of religious freedom. It was created by Moses Jacob Ezekiel, a B'nai B'rith member and the first American Jewish sculptor to gain international prominence. The statue was 11 feet (3.4 m) high, of marble, and the plinth (base) added another 14 feet (4.3 m). It weighed 26,000 pounds (12,000 kg), and was said to be the largest sculpture created in the 19th century.[1] It was carved in Italy and shipped to Fairmount Park in Philadelphia for the nation's 1876 Centennial Exposition. It was later moved to Independence Mall and now (2023) stands in front of the National Museum of American Jewish History.
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- ^ "The B'nai Brith Statue of Liberty". Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York). December 2, 1876. p. 4. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2019.