Sculpting Shakespeare in San Diego
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We invited the San Diego Shakespeare Society to take part in our project by looking at statues of William Shakespeare at the San Diego theatre, The Old Globe.
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Sculpting Tragedy
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The King Lear sculpture at Anne Hathaway's garden is a striking and beautiful sculpture representing the complex emotions within the play.
Sculpting ShakespeareShakespeare in 100 Objects: 'Bartmann' jug
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Bartmann jugs were commonly made in the Rhineland region of Germany in the 16th and 17th centuries and the name is taken from the German word Bartmann meaning ‘bearded man’
Victoria Jackson Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsEvolution of a Sculpture
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Six art students from the United Kingdom and the United States created new works of art inspired by Shakespeare for our houses and gardens.
Sculpting ShakespeareShakespeare in 100 Objects: Knife Sheath
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In the sixteenth century a knife sheath was a practical and fashionable object that could be carried in a variety of ways
Peter Hewitt Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsSculpting Falstaff
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust gardens contain three different statues depicting Shakespeare's famous character, Falstaff. Discover these sculptures and the differences between them.
Anna Griffiths Sculpting ShakespeareShakespeare in 100 Objects: Oak Chest
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This blog is about an oak chest of around 1575, carved with figures from classical and biblical mythology. The chest is probably French and the figures depict Lucretia, Mars and Judith.
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsPicture of the Month - August 2011
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August’s Picture of the Month is from the RSC’s 1986 modern dress production of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Michael Bogdanov.
Helen Hargest Picture of the MonthShakespeare in 100 Objects: Painted Cloth
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Elizabeth Sharrett looks in detail at a rare 17th century painted cloth from our collection
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsShakespeare's Villains - Edmund
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For this final post for this series, our Access and Interpretation Coordinator, Anna Griffiths, looks at Edmund, the bastard son of Gloucester in William Shakespeare's King Lear.
Shakespeare's Villains King Lear