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Page, William,
Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William
Occupation -- Writer
Ethnic -- British
Sculpture
Shakespeare, (sculpture).
Artist:
Page, William, 1811-1885, sculptor.
Title:
Shakespeare, (sculpture).
Dates:
1874.
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
Life size.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William -- Bust
Occupation -- Writer -- Poet
Ethnic -- British
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Shakespeare Birthplace, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
Remarks:
"This life-size bust was Page's final version of the portrait of Shakespeare. The earlier colossal bust was evidently destroyed. There were several cast made of this bust with the intention of marketing them." (Taylor, pg. 280).
References:
Studing, Richard, 1987 (Portraits of Shakespeare).
Bulletin of Bibliography 42 (Dec. 1985): pg. 192.
Taylor, Joshua C., "William Page: The American Titian," Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1957.
Illustration:
Carroll, Mitchell, "Shakespeare in Sculpture: The Library of Congress Exhibit of Shakespeariana," Art and Archeology 3 (June 1916).
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 78180019
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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