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Bust of Shakespeare, (sculpture). Artist:  Johnson, Madolin, designer. Johnson Memorials, fabricator. Title:  Bust of Shakespeare, (sculpture). Other Titles:  All The World's a Stage, (sculpture). Dates:  1970. Dedicated June 13, 1970. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 66 x 30 1/2 x 12 in.; Foundation: approx. W. 58 in. x D. 39 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On front of sculpture:) "ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE"/SHAKESPEARE/ERECTED BY/BEACON HIGH SCHOOL/DRAMATICS COUNCIL/1970 unsigned Description:  A granite monolith with inset bas-relief of William Shakespeare wearing a ruffled collar. At the corners above the bust are bas-relief comedy and tragedy symbols. Comedy is on the left and Tragedy is on the right. Subject:  Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William -- Bust Ethnic -- British Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Occupation -- Writer -- Playwright Occupation -- Writer -- Dramatist Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Drama Portrait male -- MacKaye, Steele Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Beacon Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Beacon, 427 Main Street, Beacon, New York 12508 Located City Hall Plaza, Beacon, New York Remarks:  The sculpture was a gift to the City from the Beacon High School Dramatics Council. Council advisor John Laing developed the project idea. Funds for the sculpture were raised mostly through a faculty-alumni production of Moss Hart's "Light Up the Sky." The model for the bust of Shakespeare may have been actor Steele MacKaye. Madolin Johnson of Johnson Memorials designed the sculpture, which was then fabricated by her company. IAS files contain articles from the Beacon Newspaper, June 15, 1970 and the Poughkeepsie Journal, June 21, 1970. For further reading see Reynolds' "Monuments and Masterpieces," N.Y.: MacMillan, 1988, pg. 242. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Beacon Newspaper, June 15, 1970, pg. 3A. 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 NY000684   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000684 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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