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William Shakespeare (Ward)

William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare Statue, Central Park, NYC.JPG
The sculpture in 2009
Artist John Quincy Adams Ward
Year 1870 (1870)
Type Sculpture
Medium Bronze
Subject William Shakespeare
Location New York City, New York, United States

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 performed by the sons of Junius Brutus Booth (Junius Brutus Booth, Jr., Edwin Booth, and John Wilkes Booth) at the Winter Garden Theater.

40°46′12″N 73°58′21″W / 40.769862°N 73.972474°W / 40.769862; -73.972474Coordinates: 40°46′12″N 73°58′21″W / 40.769862°N 73.972474°W / 40.769862; -73.972474


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