Untitled (Bust of Shakespeare)
Howard Finster
American, 1916–2001

Details
Title
Untitled (Bust of Shakespeare)
Artist/Maker
Howard Finster (American, 1916–2001)
Date
ca. 1980s
Medium
Enamel paint on concrete
Dimensions
28 x 15 inches
Credit
Gift of Stephanie and Robert Tardell
Accession #
2005.206
On View
Currently not on view
In the 1980s, Howard Finster began reproducing subjects from Renaissance portraits in his work. This bust of Shakespeare, made of concrete and brightly painted, represents a pure, simplified rendering of the traditional bust form. Finster's sculpture originally resided with other famous personages from history in the front yard of his World’s Folk Art Church.
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