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William Shakespeare, (sculpture). Artist:  Miller, Ferdinand von, II, 1842-1929, sculptor. Soyer, P., sculptor. Barnett, George Ingham, 1815-1898, architect. Title:  William Shakespeare, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Statue of William Shakespeare, (sculpture). Dates:  1878. Dedicated April 23, 1878. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: red syenite with bronze relief plaques. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 12 ft.; Base: approx. H. 15 ft. Inscription:  Gegossen durch FERN.v.MILLER & Bohne/MUNCE 1867 (On plinth:) He who not of an age, but for all time (On relief plaque of Lady Macbeth:) P. Soyer 1876 (On relief plaque of Queen Katherine:) P. Soyer (On relief plaque of Falstaff:) F. Miller fecit (Front of base, below relief plaque, raised:) FALSTAFF signed Description:  Standing figure of Shakespeare wearing a heavy coat draped over his shoulders. He holds a quill pen. The base has four relief plaques, depicting Falstaff, Hamlet, Queen Katherine, and Lady Macbeth. Subject:  Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William -- Full length Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Occupation -- Writer -- Playwright Occupation -- Writer -- Dramatist Ethnic -- British Literature -- Shakespeare -- Henry IV Literature -- Shakespeare -- Merry Wives of Windsor Literature -- Character -- Falstaff Literature -- Shakespeare -- Hamlet Literature -- Character -- Hamlet Literature -- Shakespeare -- Macbeth Literature -- Character -- Lady Macbeth Literature -- Shakespeare -- Henry VIII Literature -- Character -- Queen Katherine Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Louis Relief Sculpture Owner:  Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri Remarks:  Funded by Henry Shaw; cost: $5,000. Miller was the sculptor of the figure of Shakespeare and the relief plaques of Falstaff and Hamlet; Soyer was the sculptor of the relief plaques of Queen Katherine and Lady Macbeth. The head of Shakespeare was modeled after a bust in Stratford church. IAS files contain copy from George McCue's "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988, pg. 43; and other related material. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MO5015, 1989. McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Monumental News (Aug. 1920): pg. 616. Studing, Richard, 1987 (Portraits of Shakespeare). Bulletin of Bibliography 42 (Dec. 1985): pg. 192. Illustration:  Image on file. McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988, pg. 43. 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 76000972   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76000972 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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