Jump to content

Statue of William Shakespeare (New York City): Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 40°46′12″N 73°58′21″W / 40.769862°N 73.972474°W / 40.769862; -73.972474
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Rescuing 2 sources and tagging 1 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.8.2
Image added
Line 40: Line 40:
}}
}}
'''''William Shakespeare''''' is an outdoor [[bronze sculpture]] of [[William Shakespeare]] by [[John Quincy Adams Ward]], located in [[Central Park]] in [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/centralpark/monuments/1431|title=Central Park: William Shakespeare|access-date=June 14, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]|archive-date=June 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618210716/http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/centralpark/monuments/1431|url-status=live}}</ref> The statue was created in 1870 and unveiled in Central Park in 1872.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/william-shakespeare.html|title=William Shakespeare|access-date=June 14, 2014|publisher=[[Central Park Conservancy]]}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Four thousand dollars towards the funding of the statue was raised at a benefit performance of ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' on November 24, 1864, performed by the sons of [[Junius Brutus Booth]] ([[Junius Brutus Booth, Jr.]], [[Edwin Booth]], and [[John Wilkes Booth]]) at the [[Winter Garden Theatre (1850)#Julius Caesar and the burning of New York City|Winter Garden Theater]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Sam|title=As Booth Brothers Held Forth, 1864 Confederate Plot Against New York Fizzled|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/nyregion/as-booth-brothers-held-forth-1864-confederate-plot-against-new-york-fizzled.html|access-date=26 November 2014|work=New York Times|date=Nov 25, 2014|page=A23|archive-date=25 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125135033/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/nyregion/as-booth-brothers-held-forth-1864-confederate-plot-against-new-york-fizzled.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''''William Shakespeare''''' is an outdoor [[bronze sculpture]] of [[William Shakespeare]] by [[John Quincy Adams Ward]], located in [[Central Park]] in [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/centralpark/monuments/1431|title=Central Park: William Shakespeare|access-date=June 14, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]|archive-date=June 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618210716/http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/centralpark/monuments/1431|url-status=live}}</ref> The statue was created in 1870 and unveiled in Central Park in 1872.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/william-shakespeare.html|title=William Shakespeare|access-date=June 14, 2014|publisher=[[Central Park Conservancy]]}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Four thousand dollars towards the funding of the statue was raised at a benefit performance of ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' on November 24, 1864, performed by the sons of [[Junius Brutus Booth]] ([[Junius Brutus Booth, Jr.]], [[Edwin Booth]], and [[John Wilkes Booth]]) at the [[Winter Garden Theatre (1850)#Julius Caesar and the burning of New York City|Winter Garden Theater]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Sam|title=As Booth Brothers Held Forth, 1864 Confederate Plot Against New York Fizzled|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/nyregion/as-booth-brothers-held-forth-1864-confederate-plot-against-new-york-fizzled.html|access-date=26 November 2014|work=New York Times|date=Nov 25, 2014|page=A23|archive-date=25 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125135033/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/nyregion/as-booth-brothers-held-forth-1864-confederate-plot-against-new-york-fizzled.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:FLIN 116 - Shakespeare.png|thumb|Laying the cornerstone in 1864]]

==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

Revision as of 17:06, 5 January 2022

William Shakespeare
The sculpture in 2009
Map
ArtistJohn Quincy Adams Ward
Year1870 (1870)
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
SubjectWilliam Shakespeare
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Coordinates40°46′12″N 73°58′21″W / 40.769862°N 73.972474°W / 40.769862; -73.972474

William Shakespeare is an outdoor bronze sculpture of William Shakespeare by John Quincy Adams Ward, located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York.[1] The statue was created in 1870 and unveiled in Central Park in 1872.[2] 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 (Junius Brutus Booth, Jr., Edwin Booth, and John Wilkes Booth) at the Winter Garden Theater.[3]

Laying the cornerstone in 1864

References

  1. ^ "Central Park: William Shakespeare". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "William Shakespeare". Central Park Conservancy. Retrieved June 14, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Roberts, Sam (Nov 25, 2014). "As Booth Brothers Held Forth, 1864 Confederate Plot Against New York Fizzled". New York Times. p. A23. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
Stub icon

This New York City–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a sculpture in New York is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_William_Shakespeare_(New_York_City)&oldid=1063928386"