Tempest and Romeo and Juliet Statues, Central Park, New York, USA
- Constructed: 1966
The two statues stand at the entrance to the Delacorte theatre in Central Park. The Tempest shows a windswept Prospero and Miranda, Romeo and Juliet the lovers in an embrace.
History
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History
The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet flank the entrance to the Delacorte theatre in Central Park. The first statue shows a windswept Prospero and Miranda, the second the lovers in an embrace.
Both statues were were a gift from publisher and philanthropist George T. Delacorte, and were sculpted by Milton Hebald.
See also the Central Park website, on The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet statues.
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Statues (theatre)
