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