"Liberty Enlightening the World" Magnet, with the Statue of Liberty

Original art created by Larry Stuart. Printed on a thin, flexible magnet. Size: 3.21" x 4" View our collection of stickers, magnets, bookmarks, and patches.  Historical Background Behind the Design: Liberty Enlightening the World "The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French people commemorating the alliance of France and the United States during the American Revolution. Yet, it represented much more to those individuals who proposed the gift."In 1865, Edouard de Laboulaye(a French political thinker, U.S. Constitution expert, and abolitionist) proposed that a monument be built as a gift from France to the United States in order to commemorate the perseverance of freedom and democracy in the United States and to honor the work of the late president Abraham Lincoln. "Laboulaye hoped that by calling attention to the recent achievements of the United States, the French people would be inspired to create their own democracy in the face of a repressive monarchy. In 1865, France was divi