Title: Peter Pan
Media: Bronze statue
Dimensions: 304.8 x 121.92 cm
Date: May 1, 1912
About the artist: George Frampton was born on June 18, 1816 in London and died May 21, 1928. He studied under William Silver Frith in London and Antonin Mercie in Paris. His preferred material to work with was bronze.
About the art: Barrie wrote the story, The Little White Bird in 1902. In the tale, Peter Pan flies out of his nursery to where the statue is currently located beside Long Water Lake. In 1906, he took photos of a little six-year-old boy wearing a Peter Pan Costume in the hopes he could find someone to make the statue. In 1912, he finally found the man: Sir George Frampton.
What people have to say about it: "There is a surprise in store for the children who go to Kensington Gardens to feed the ducks in the Serpentine this morning. Down by the little bay on the south-western side of the tail of the Serpentine they will find a May-day gift by Mr J.M. Barrie, a figure of Peter Pan blowing his pipe on the stump of a tree, with fairies and mice and squirrels all around. It is the work of Sir George Frampton, and the bronze figure of the boy who would never grow up is delightfully conceived." - J. M. Barrie
Why it was chosen: Peter Pan is a popular character among kids thanks to the Disney movie. Any child would be excited to see one of their favorite characters surrounded by rabbits and fairies and blowing a horn.
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