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William Shakespeare, (sculpture). Artist:  Cummings, Melvin Earl, 1876-1936, sculptor. Bullock, George, 1777/78-1818, sculptor. (copy after) Jenson, Garrett, sculptor. (copy after) Bliss, Walter D., architect. Title:  William Shakespeare, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 9, 1928. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 31 1/2 in. x W. 24 1/2 in.; Base: 6 1/2 x 25 x 18 1/2 in. Description:  A waist-length portrait of Shakespeare, seen with moustache and goatee-styled beard, wearing a jacket with an Eton-styled collar. He holds a quill in his proper right hand, poised to start writing on a piece of paper before him, his proper left hand resting on top of the paper. The sculpture is set within a glassed in niche in the center of a high brick wall, and flanked by bronze panels inscribed with Shakespearean references to flowers and plants. Subject:  Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William -- Waist Length Occupation -- Writer -- Playwright Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Object -- Other -- Writing Tool Recreation -- Leisure -- Writing Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco Copy Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City & County of San Francisco, Recreation & Parks Department, McLaren Lodge, Fell & Stanyan Streets, San Francisco, California 94117 Located Golden Gate Park, Garden of Shakespeare's Flowers, near Academy of Science, San Francisco, California Remarks:  The sculpture is a copy of a stone sculpture in a Stratford-upon-Avon church, done by Garrett Jenson (or Janson) shortly after Shakespeare's death in 1616, supposedly based upon an actual mask of his face. In 1814, George Bullock made two plaster copies of the Jansen sculpture, one of which was eventually given to the City of San Francisco's Public Library by the mayor and citizens of Stratford-upon-Avon. From this copy, artist Melvin Earl Cummings made a new mold and plaster cast from which to cast the Park's bronze sculpture. The Garden and bust were dedicated on July 9, 1928. IAS files contain: transcription of text on one wall plaque; excerpts from Merrill A. Reed's "Historical Statues & Monuments in California," pg. 159-160; and The Municipal Employee (Aug. 1928), and article from The S.F. Progress, July 5 (?), 1978. 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 CA001435   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001435 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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