Art Speaks: Shakespeare's Muses

No artist in any medium has had as pervasive an influence on world culture as William Shakespeare. How did it happen? What fed his soul and fired his imagination? And how has he inspired others? Tom Ridgely, Producing Artistic Director for the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, explored select works from the Museum’s collection that reveal the sources, ideas, and reverberations of Shakespeare’s genius across the centuries and around the globe.