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Shakespeare Relief, (sculpture). Artist:  Stanton, Glenn, designer. (possibly by) Gerke, Florence, designer. Title:  Shakespeare Relief, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated April 23, 1946. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone relief mounted on a brick exedra. Dimensions:  Approx. 45 x 40 x 1 in. Inscription:  (Incised under the relief:) "OF ALL FLOWERS/METHINKS A ROSE IS BEST"/William Shakespeare unsigned Description:  Stone relief bust of William Shakespeare with a quotation and Shakespeare's signature below it. Subject:  Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William -- Bust Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Occupation -- Writer -- Playwright Occupation -- Writer -- Dramatist Ethnic -- British Literature -- Shakespeare Object Type:  Relief Exedra Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Portland, Bureau of Parks and Recreation, Portland Rose Garden Society, 1120 S.W. 5th Avenue, Room 1302, Portland, Oregon 97204 Located Washington Park, Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon Remarks:  The relief is part of an exedra that was designed by Glenn Stanton, that includes two flanking marble-top benches. Relief is in the Shakespeare Garden which was designed by Florence Gerke and is a gift of the LaBarre Shakespeare club. IAS files contain transcriptions of inscriptions on benches and nearby sundial. IAS files contain a related article from The Oregonian (Portland, OR), June 5, 1955; and a July 19, 1970 article from the Rose Garden Society. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1994. 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 OR000045   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OR000045 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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