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Person: Hamlet

Shakespeare Memorial
Alexander Stirling Calder, 1926
* people referenced: Hamlet (sculpture), William Shakespeare (quote) and Touchstone (sculpture)
* people sitting, jester's hat, jester's scepter, knife, seat
* originally installed in 1928 closer to the Library as shown in the 1930 picture. Moved to the current location probably soon after March, 1954.
* inscription: All the World's A Stage, and All the Men and Women merely players.
* North side of Logan Square. 19th and the Parkway.
* 39.958750,-75.171200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+phillyhistory.org 1930 picture of this piece
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+phillyhistory.org 1954 picture of the new location of this piece with the piece still in its original location
+wikipedia.org's Alexander Stirling Calder page
+publicartarchive.org's Alexander Stirling Calder page
+wikipedia.org's William Shakespeare page
+wikipedia.org's Touchstone page
+wikipedia.org's Logan Circle page

See Also

+wikipedia.org's Prince Hamlet page