Golden Gate Park in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Shakespeare Bust

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado

1. Shakespeare Bust Marker

Inscription. This bronze bust is a copy of the cast made in 1814 by George Bullock from the stone bust of Shakespeare in the Stratford-Upon-Avon church hewn by Garrett Jansen shortly after the poet’s death. One of the two replicas made by Bullock is in the birthplace at Stratford; the other is in the Public Library of San Francisco, a gift to our city from the Town of Stratford-Upon-Avon and its former mayor, Archibald Flower.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1814.

Location. 37° 46.121′ N, 122° 28.001′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Golden Gate Park. It can be reached from Music Concourse Drive south of Bowl Drive, on the right when traveling north. The plaque is mounted in the Shakespeare Garden, just south of the Academy of Sciences. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94118, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Golden Gate Park: A Brief History (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Migration of the Monastery Stones (about 600 feet away); The Music Concourse (about 700 feet away); The California Midwinter International Exposition (about 700 feet away); The de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Japanese Tea Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named California Midwinter International Exposition (approx. 0.2 miles away); Japanese Tea Garden Gates (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Planning Golden Gate Park (was about 600 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding Shakespeare Bust. There are six plaques on either side of the bust that contain quotes from a variety of Shakespeare's work.

Also see . . . Does the memorial bust of Shakespeare tell us anything about his profession?. Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

" A memorial bust for Shakespeare was erected in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, between his death in 1616, and 1623, when Leonard Digges refers to it as Shakespeare’s ‘Stratford monument’ in a poem at the front of the First Folio."

(Submitted on October 18, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Shakespeare Bust and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 14, 2023

2. Shakespeare Bust and Marker

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 14, 2023

3. Shakespeare Bust and Marker

Patio Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 14, 2023

4. Patio Marker

The Garden of Shakespeare's Flowers
The California Spring Blossom and Wild Flower Association

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 1,134 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 18, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.