Beyond the Book
No portraits of Shakespeare were
commissioned during his lifetime, but
some appeared later, such as the copper
engraving that graces the title page of
the First Folio published in 1623;
www.william-shakespeare.info/ offers
plentiful information on all things
Shakespeare including a
collection of portraits that may or
may not represent what he actually
looked like.Michael Gruber, born and raised in New York City, was educated in its public schools and has a Ph.D. in marine science. From 1977 he worked in the Carter White House, Office of...
