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 The
evolution of this central icon in the American Identity is the focus of
Faces of A Nation at the Long island Museum of American Art, History
& Carriages. 2001
It is written: “
Lady Liberty has undergone several transformations in identity, and
style. Long before we had the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, the
Indian Princess symbolized the New World. Over time the Indian Princess
became less Negro “native” and more European. Her skin grew lighter,
her features became less “Indian” and her dress was adapted to the mode
of the moment.” The Statue of Liberty represented the power of freedom and human consciousness over oppression.
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