Some facts about the upper portion.

The statue was created in stages, as projects of this magnitude sometimes are. The top section of the statue was completed after over 3 years of work and about five hundred pounds of copper, brass and stainless steal and of course a vision in the mind and eye of it's creator Duilio Clemente.
There is a complete inner skeleton made of metal and  the outer shell is finished with more detail than a photo could ever show. The face is a molded replica of Duilio's lovely wife Valentina cast in bronze and mounted with pride and joy. The torch is unique, complete with a lighted globe to replicate a burning torch. The whole statue can be taken apart or re-assembled by it's creator in about 8 hours or so.
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