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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 -- 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 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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