Well that is the case with the next statue I am featuring.
I have passed this statue many times but it wasn't until I participated in the public art walk that I finally took notice of what and who it was of.
It could be because of it's position in the middle of a roadway where you don't walk past it easily.
That particular piece of public art is The Shakespeare Memorial on Shakespeare Place across from the Mitchell Library.
It has 5 well known Shakespearean characters around the base with a life size statue of Shakespeare at the top.
The sculptor was Sir Bertram MacKennal and was unveiled in 1926. In future posts I will highlight another of Sir Bertram's sculptures.
In 1959 the statue was repositioned to make way for the Cahill Expressway.
