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Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. The copper statue, an 1886 gift to the United States from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. It is a figure of Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty, holding a torch and a tablet bearing the date of the United States Declaration of Independence. A broken chain and shackle lie at her feet as she walks forward, commemorating the national abolition of slavery following the American Civil War. After its dedication the statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, and it was later seen as a symbol of welcome to immigrants arriving by sea. Its completion was marked by New York's first ticker-tape parade and a dedication ceremony presided over by President Grover Cleveland. (Full article...)

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George Washington

George Washington is a 1780 oil-on-canvas painting by John Trumbull, depicting George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and later the first president of the United States, standing on a bluff above the Hudson River. His enslaved personal servant, William "Billy" Lee, is on horseback behind him. The view across the river encompasses West Point, New York, with a red-and-white striped banner – possibly the Navy ensign adopted in 1775 – flying atop the fortress. Trumbull served on Washington's staff as an aide-de-camp early in the American Revolutionary War and painted this portrait from memory about five years later while studying in London. It was the first authoritative representation of Washington available in Europe and was soon copied throughout the continent. The painting has been in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City since 1924.

Painting credit: John Trumbull

2012 notes[edit]

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2013 notes[edit]

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Removed Deep Impact for severe image abuse, and re-added Battle of Klushino, which looked like the highest-quality article in the eligible slots (article quality should be the barometer here, not how often they appeared 365 days ago; readers won't remember them). Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:05, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
That one has the GA mark on it, so quality (as advertised) was indeed taken into account in that case. —howcheng {chat} 05:40, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No worries, it's an ancient GA in Wikipedia terms, but a GA nonetheless. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:54, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
One other note: if you swap out the blurb that goes with the image, don't forget to change the image as well. —howcheng {chat} 06:56, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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