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Shakespeare (1564-1616), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Shakespeare (1564-1616), (sculpture). Dates:  1934. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 6 ft. Inscription:  (Below relief:) LITERATURE unsigned Description:  Concrete panel featuring a high relief portrait face of William Shakespeare. He has a beard and moustache. On his proper right is a feather in relief; on his proper left is a scroll of paper in relief. The panel is located above the entrance to a building. Subject:  Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William -- Head Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Literature Occupation -- Writer -- Playwright Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Occupation -- Writer -- Dramatist Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by San Francisco Unified School District, 135 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California Located George Washington High School, 600 32nd Avenue, San Francisco, California Remarks:  The sculpture is one of three portrait heads above the entrances to the George Washington High School building (see also IAS CA001792, Thomas Edison; and CA001793, George Washington). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 CA001794   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001794 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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