William Shakespeare - St. Louis, Missouri
Posted by: BruceS
N 38° 36.390 W 090° 15.470
15S E 738779 N 4276677
Statue of William Shakespeare in middle of Tower Grove Park in south St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WM7ZZZ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2009
Views: 9
Statue of William Shakespeare standing with a heavy coat draped over his shoulders and in his hand is a quill pen. On the pedestal on which statue stands are four bronze relief panels depicting characters from Shakespeare plays including Falstaff, Hamlet, Queen Katherine, and Lady Macbeth.
TITLE: William Shakespeare
ARTIST(S): Ferdinand von Miller, II, sculptor, P. Soyer, sculptor.
DATE: 1878. Dedicated April 23, 1878.
MEDIUM: igure: bronze; Base: red syenite with bronze relief plaques.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76000972
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION: Tower Grove Park
St. Louis, Missouri
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted
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