{{Short description|Sculpture in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox artwork | title = Freedom | other_language_1 = | other_title_1 = | other_language_2 = | other_title_2 = | wikidata = | image = Freedom by Alfred Tibor, Columbus, Ohio, 2018.jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = The sculpture in 2018 | artist = Alfred Tibor | year = {{start date|1985}} | completion_date = <!-- For a more specific date (post-1583): {{start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> | catalogue = | medium = Bronze sculpture | movement = | subject = | height_metric = <!-- (i.e. in metric units) --> | width_metric = | length_metric = | diameter_metric = | height_imperial = <!-- (i.e. in imperial units) --> | width_imperial = | length_imperial = | diameter_imperial = | dimensions = | dimensions_ref = | metric_unit = cm <!-- Note: this parameter must either use the value given or not be included --> | imperial_unit = in <!-- Note: this parameter must either use the value given or not be included --> | weight = | designation = | condition = | museum = | city = Columbus, Ohio, United States | coordinates = {{coord|39|57|49.1|N|83|0|21.0|W|region:US-OH_type:landmark|display=title,inline}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 | mapframe-marker = monument | owner = | accession = | preceded_by = <!-- preceding work by the same artist --> | followed_by = <!-- next work by the same artist --> | module = | website = <!-- Official webpage/site only: {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''''Freedom''''' is a 1985 bronze sculpture by Alfred Tibor, installed in Columbus, Ohio's Battelle Riverfront Park, in the United States.

==Description and history== The abstract sculpture, dedicated on July 4, 1985, depicts a walking figure setting a bird free.<ref name="SI">{{cite web |title=Freedom, (sculpture). |url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!325427~!0#focus |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |accessdate=October 25, 2018}}</ref> It measures approximately 15 x 6 x 5&nbsp;ft., and rests on a base that measures approximately 48 x 53 x 72 in. A plaque on the base reads: {{Blockquote|FREEDOM / "I give 'Freedom' as a gift to the / city of Columbus. Here in the / United States of America I have / become free to achieve my dreams." / Alfred Tibor / The fabrication of this statue was / made possible through the generosity / of the Taft Broadcasting Company / and its stations: / WTVN-TV6 / 610 WTVN Radio / WLQV-FM-96 / Dedicated July 4, 1985<ref name=SI/>}}

The artwork was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994.<ref name=SI/>

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