In 2002, when I first learned of Wilbur Wright’s 1909 flight around the Statue of Liberty ... they had slung a bright red canoe, which Wilbur had purchased a few days earlier from the H&D ...

Mark Bussell Color traces on the statue's face suggest that its visage was once painted red. Mark Bussell Carved in place from limestone, the Sphinx is among the world's largest statues.