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  • Wanserski, Martin,
     
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  • Wills, John,
     
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  • Hoefling, Kirk,
     
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  • Richards, Trent,
     
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  • Fleuve Ville Art Studio,
     
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  • Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William
     
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  • Occupation -- Writer
     
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  • Occupation -- Writer
     
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  • Occupation -- Writer
     
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  • Ethnic -- British
     
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  • Dress -- Historic
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Vermillion
     
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  • Sculpture
     
     
    William Shakespeare, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Wanserski, Martin, 1944- , sculptor.
    Wills, John, caster.
    Hoefling, Kirk, caster.
    Richards, Trent, caster.
    Fleuve Ville Art Studio, founder.
    Title: 
    William Shakespeare, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Shakespeare Garden Sculpture, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1988-1989. Cast July 15, 1989. Dedicated May 3, 1990.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: silicone bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 29 x 10 x 20 in.; Base: approx. 43 x 18 x 23 1/4 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On figure's proper left-hand jacket cuff:) MW (Plaque on base front:) "WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE"/DEDICATED MAY 3, 1990/ARTIST: MARTIN WANSERSKI signed
    Description: 
    A slightly smaller than life-size statue of William Shakespeare from the hips up. He is dressed in period clothing. His head is bent forward, looking down to a piece of paper which he holds steady with his proper left hand and writes on with the pen in his proper right hand.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William -- Waist Length
    Occupation -- Writer -- Poet
    Occupation -- Writer -- Playwright
    Occupation -- Writer -- Dramatist
    Ethnic -- British
    Dress -- Historic -- Elizabethan Dress
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Vermillion
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark Street, Slagle Hall, Shakespeare Garden, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069
    Remarks: 
    Martin Wanserski was the sculptor and John Wills was the caster, assisted by Kirk Hoefling and Trent Richards. Sculpture was commissioned by the University of South Dakota Emeritus Club.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Dakota 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 SD000001
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