Photo of the Shakespeare statue in Lincoln Park, c.1906, just east of where the Belden Stratford building stands now. If you were standing in this very spot today, the image would be almost exactly the same…SHAKESPEARE MONUMENT The William Shakespeare Monument is one of the most beloved sculptures in Lincoln Park today. The bronze figure, portrayed in authentic Elizabethan period clothing and seated casually on a chair, was designed by local sculptor William Ordway Partridge (1861-1930). Chicago financier Samuel Johnston (d. 1886) designated funds in his will to create a memorial to William Shakespeare in Lincoln Park. Partridge displayed his model of the monument at the Worlds Columbian Exposition of 1893. After casting the bronze in Paris, it was shipped to Chicago and installed in its current location in Lincoln Park. The dedication ceremony took place on April 23, 1894. Moved to Lincoln Park after being on display at the Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
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