Statue of William Shakespeare (New York City) explained

William Shakespeare
Italic Title:	no
Artist:	John Quincy Adams Ward
Type:	Sculpture
Material:	Bronze
Subject:	William Shakespeare
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in
City:	New York City, New York, United States
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	13

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Central Park: William Shakespeare. June 14, 2014. New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. June 18, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140618210716/http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/centralpark/monuments/1431. live.
2. Web site: William Shakespeare. https://web.archive.org/web/20140310220156/http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/william-shakespeare.html. dead. March 10, 2014. June 14, 2014. Central Park Conservancy.
3. News: Roberts. Sam. As Booth Brothers Held Forth, 1864 Confederate Plot Against New York Fizzled. 26 November 2014. New York Times. Nov 25, 2014. A23. 25 November 2014. 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. live.