Shakespeare Statue - Lincoln Park, Chicago,IL
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N 41° 55.430 W 087° 38.171
16T E 447250 N 4641514
William Ordway Partridge's statue of a seated William Shakespeare (1894) provides a lap for children to climb onto. Moved to Lincoln Park after being on display at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
Waymark Code: WM3R65
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Firefrog69
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Inscriptions:

William Shakespeare

What a piece of work is man -- How noble
in reason -- How infinite in faculy
The bequest of Samuel Johnson

William Shakespeare Monument
Adopted and endowed by
The Edelstein & Pritzker Foundations
Under the auspices of
Friends of Lincoln Park &
The Chicago Park District
October 1989

He was not of an age but for all time
Myriad-minded Shakespeare MDLXIV - MDCXVI

Wm Ordway Partridge 1893


Just east of the intersection of Lincoln Park West and Belden Ave in Lincoln Park - Chicago,IL.

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Original Name of Structure (during fair): Shakespeare Statue

Current Name of Structure: Shakespeare Statue

Architect/Designer: William Ordway Partridge

Fair Name: World's Columbian Exposition

Location: Chicago, IL

Year of Fair: 1893

Theme of Fair: world cultures

Website Proof: [Web Link]

Website Reference: Not listed

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