Untitled (Bust of Shakespeare)
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Untitled (Bust of Shakespeare)
Artwork Details
Artist/Maker
Howard Finster
American, 1916–2001
American, 1916–2001
Date
ca. 1980s
Medium
Enamel paint on concrete
Accession #
2005.206
Dimensions
28 x 15 inches
Location
Currently Not on View
Description
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.
Credit
Gift of Stephanie and Robert TardellCheck This Out
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