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Scenes from Shakespeare, (sculpture). Artist:  Gregory, John, 1879-1958, sculptor. Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945, architect. Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, carver. Title:  Scenes from Shakespeare, (sculpture). Dates:  1932. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Georgia marble. Dimensions:  9 reliefs. Each: W. 72 in. x H. 62 in. Description:  Nine reliefs, placed below each window of the exhibition room, each showing scenes from the plays by Shakespeare: Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Hamlet, and Henry IV. Subject:  Literature -- Shakespeare -- Midsummer Night's Dream Literature -- Shakespeare -- Romeo and Juliet Literature -- Shakespeare -- Merchant of Venice Literature -- Shakespeare -- Macbeth Literature -- Shakespeare -- Julius Caesar Literature -- Shakespeare -- King Lear Literature -- Shakespeare -- Richard III Literature -- Shakespeare -- Hamlet Literature -- Shakespeare -- Henry IV Literature -- Character -- Bottom Literature -- Character -- Titania Literature -- Character -- Romeo Literature -- Character -- Juliet Literature -- Character -- Shylock Literature -- Character -- Portia Literature -- Character -- Bassanio Literature -- Character -- Antonio Literature -- Character -- Macbeth Literature -- Character -- Julius Caesar Literature -- Character -- Brutus Literature -- Character -- King Lear Literature -- Character -- Earl of Kent Literature -- Character -- Richard III Literature -- Character -- Edward V Literature -- Character -- Richard Literature -- Character -- Prince Hamlet Literature -- Character -- Queen Gertrude Literature -- Character -- Henry V Literature -- Character -- Falstaff Literature -- Character -- Bardolph Object Type:  Relief Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol Street, S.E., Facade, Washington, District of Columbia 20003 Remarks:  IAS files contain copy of Frederick Hard's "The Sculptured Scenes from Shakespeare: A Description of John Gregory's Marble Reliefs on the Folger Library Building," Washington, DC: Folger Shakespeare Library, 1959. The booklet includes photographs of the reliefs and descriptions of the scenes depicted. The 2008 Goode book includes an image of the Julius Caesar relief. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1994. Gregory, John D. (son of artist), 1995. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.34. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, A-32. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.34. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 75002771   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75002771 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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