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Frampton, George James,
Schweizer, J. Otto,
Karcher and Smith,
Literature -- Barrie
Literature -- Character
Children
Fantasy -- Fairy
Animal -- Mouse
Animal -- Rabbit
Animal -- Squirrel
Animal -- Amphibian
Animal -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Camden
Fountain
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Sculpture
Peter
Pan
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Frampton, George James, 1860-1928, sculptor.
Schweizer, J. Otto, 1863-1955, sculptor.
Karcher and Smith, architectural firm.
Title:
Peter
Pan
, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 24, 1926.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft. x W. 4 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 55 x 55 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Peter
Pan
, dressed in a thigh-length nightshirt, stands atop a tall rock-like formation with his arms out to his sides. Five children climb around the surface of the formation. Below the children are two fairies and a variety of small animals, including mice, a snail, a squirrel, rabbits, and a frog. The sculpture is placed within a circular basin.
Subject:
Literature
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Barrie
--
Peter
Pan
Literature
--
Character
--
Peter
Pan
Children
Fantasy
--
Fairy
Animal
--
Mouse
Animal
--
Rabbit
Animal
--
Squirrel
Animal
--
Amphibian
--
Frog
Animal
--
Other
--
Snail
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
New Jersey
--
Camden
Fountain
Copy
Sculpture
Owner:
Rutgers University, Whitman Center for the Arts, 2nd & Cooper Streets, Camden, New Jersey 08102
Provenance:
Formerly located Johnson Park, Camden, New Jersey
Remarks:
IAS files contain brief history of the area, apparently at one time known as Johnson Park. The park was funded by Eldridge Johnson, president of the Victor Talking Machine Company (later RCA). His office fronted the park. He hired the architectural firm of Karcher and Smith to design the park, which included sculpture by Albert Laessle and this statue by Frampton. The
Peter
Pan
sculpture is a replica of a figure in Kensington Gardens, London. The statue was originally installed in a larger fountain basin, but subsequently moved to a smaller pond. Otto Schweizer did the intricate bronze work around the statue. IAS files contain related article from RCA Family, May 8, 1971; and unmounted photocopied image, taken March 14, 1977, which shows different basin. IAS files also contain pamphlet by John Empson, "
Peter
Pan
by Sir George Frampton, R.A.," which gives history of Kensington Gardens
Peter
Pan
.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS NJ000247
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NJ000247
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