The Statue of Liberty was not conceived and sculpted as a symbol of immigration. It was the poem of Emma Lazarus that stamped on Miss Liberty the role of greeter of incoming immigrants. “Bartholdi's gigantic effigy was originally intended as a monument to the principles of international republicanism, but The New Colossus reinvented the statue's purpose, turning Liberty into a welcoming mother, a symbol of hope to the outcasts and downtrodden of the world.” – Paul Auster
Such is the power of words.
The meaning of an image is altered by the words that attend it.
But other forces can alter the meaning of words.
Click Miss Liberty to learn what they are.