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Muno, Rich,
Poppaw, Scott,
Schrauth, Tom,
Rames Manufacturing Company,
Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William
Occupation -- Writer
Occupation -- Writer
Occupation -- Writer
Ethnic -- British
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Sculpture
Shakespeare Bust, (sculpture).
Artist:
Muno
,
Rich
,
1939-
,
sculptor
.
Poppaw, Scott, assistant.
Schrauth, Tom, assistant.
Rames Manufacturing Company, founder.
Title:
Shakespeare Bust, (sculpture).
Dates:
1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 24 x 22 x 10 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 41 x 22 x 22 in.
Inscription:
(Plaque on base:) WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE/1564-1616 unsigned
Description:
Shakespeare with his head turned to his left, wearing a shirt and robe.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William -- Bust
Occupation -- Writer -- Poet
Occupation -- Writer -- Playwright
Occupation -- Writer -- Dramatist
Ethnic -- British
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Sculpture
Owner:
Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, 701 Amidon Street, Shakespearean Garden, Wichita, Kansas 67203
Remarks:
The sculpture is a copy of a 1730 marble bust at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C..
Rich
Muno
reproduced the bust in clay; Rames Manufacturing cast the bronze. The pedestal was carved by Tom Schrauth and Scott Poppaw.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1993.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989. (booklet)
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 50.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989, pg. 25.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 50.
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 88410046
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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