Visual Art
Statue of William Shakespeare (New York City)
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Bronze statue by John Quincy Adams Ward
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John Quincy Adams Ward
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1870
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Sculpture
William Shakespeare is an outdoor bronze sculpture of William Shakespeare by John Quincy Adams Ward, located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York. The statue was created in 1870 and unveiled in Central Park in 1872. Four thousand dollars towards the funding of the statue was raised at a benefit performance of Julius Caesar on November 24, 1864, performed by the sons of Junius Brutus Booth at the Winter Garden Theater.
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