Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was a painter .
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi -LRB- -LSB- fʁedeʁik oɡyst baʁtɔldi -RSB- ; 2 August 1834 -- 4 October 1904 -RRB- was a French sculptor who is best known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World , commonly known as the Statue of Liberty .
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi