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Ward, John Quincy Adams,
Mould, Jacob Wrey,
Parry, Henry,
Robert Wood & Company,
Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William
Occupation -- Writer
Occupation -- Writer
Ethnic -- British
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Shakespeare, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910, sculptor.
Mould, Jacob Wrey, 1825-1886, architect.
Parry, Henry, carver.
Robert Wood & Company, founder.
Title:
Shakespeare, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
William Shakespeare, (sculpture).
Dates:
1870. Cast 1871. Dedicated May 23, 1872.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze: Base: Westerly granite and Rockport granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. 8 x 8 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
(On lower front of sculpture:) J.Q.A. WARD./1870. (On lower rear of base:) R. WOOD & CO/BRONZE FOUNDERS/PHILA (On front of base, bottom left:)HENRY PARRY/FECIT/NEW YORK (On rear of base:) ERECTED BY/CITIZENS OF NEW YORK/APRIL 23 1864/THE THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY/OF THE BIRTH OF/SHAKESPEARE signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Shakespeare is depicted standing with his proper left hand on his left hip and his proper right leg bent slightly forward. He holds a book in his proper right hand close to his chest. He wears short slashed trunks, full cloak and doublet of the Elizabethan period. The sculpture rests on a two-color bell-shaped base
Subject:
Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William -- Full length
Occupation -- Writer -- Poet
Occupation -- Writer -- Dramatist
Ethnic -- British
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021
Located Central Park, Mall, south, New York, New York 10021
Remarks:
Base was designed by Jacob Wrey Mould and Henry Parry carved the base. Sketches of the piece can be found in Sharp's published source on John Quincy Adams Ward. Gift of the citizens of New York. The actor, James Morrison Steele MacKay, posed as the model for this statue of Shakespeare. The face is modelled after a portrait bust at Stratfor on Avon in England.The sculpture is the gift of citizens of New York who held a competition and selected the design of J. Q. A. Ward.
References:
Chicago Architecture Foundation, 1990.
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 203.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY0220, 1989.
Monumental News, June 1894, pg. 281.
Sharp, Lewis I., "John Quincy Adams Ward Dean of American Sculpture," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985, no. 50.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
Studing, Richard, 1987 (Portraits of Shakespeare).
Bulletin of Bibliography 42 (Dec. 1985): pg. 192.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 203.
Monumental News, June 1894, pg. 280.
Related Works:
For model see: 88180063.
For maquette see: 65700008.
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 65700009
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
65700009
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