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Alice in Wonderland, (sculpture). Artist:  de Creeft, Jose, 1884-1982, sculptor. Sasaki, Hideo, landscape architect. Texidor, Fernando, designer. Sandor, Karsay, assistant. Modern Art Foundry, founder. Title:  Alice in Wonderland, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Margaret Delacorte Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1959. Dedicated May 7, 1959. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Chelmsford granite and stones. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft. Diam. 16 ft.; Base: H. 1 ft. Diam. 39 ft. Inscription:  (Front right:) Jose de Creeft/sculptor (Front left:) F. Texidor/project designer/KarsaySandor/1959 (Back left:) Modern Art Foundry/N.Y. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A depiction of the various characters from "Alice in Wonderland" including Alice and her cat Dinah, the March Hare, the Mad Hatter, the Dormouse, and the Cheshire Cat. Alice is seated in the middle on a large mushroom. Subject:  Literature -- Carroll -- Alice in Wonderland Literature -- Character -- Alice Literature -- Character -- Mad Hatter Literature -- Character -- Cheshire Cat Literature -- Character -- March Hare Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Central Park, Conservatory Pond, New York, New York Remarks:  This piece was commissioned by George Delacorte and was a gift of the George and Margarita Delacorte Foundation. The project designer for the piece was Fernando Texidor. The piece was designed so that children could climb on it. IAS files contain transcriptions of the text appearing on base plaques. References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 222. Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 222. 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 87870163   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870163 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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