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George Frampton
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Sir George James Frampton (June 18, 1860 - May 21, 1928) was a notable British sculptor and leading member of the New Sculpture movement. The London-born son of a stone mason, he began his working life in an architect's office before studying at the City and Guilds of London Art School. He went on to the Royal Academy Schools where he won the Gold Medal and Travelling Scholarship. From 1887 to 1890 Frampton undertook further study and work at the studio of Antonin Mercie in Paris. He returned to England and took up a teaching position at the Slade School of Art in 1893. Among Frampton's other notable public sculptures are the lions at the British Museum, and the Edith Cavell monument that stands outside the National Portrait Gallery, London.
He produced a sculpture of Peter Pan playing a set of pipes, the first cast of which was erected in Kensington Gardens for May Morning in 1912. It was supposed to be modeled upon photographs of Michael Llewelyn Davies at the age of six, dressed as the character. However, Frampton used a different child as his model, leaving Barrie very disappointed with the result. 'It doesn't show the devil in Peter,' the writer said. There are seven casts of the statue, situated in:
- Kensington Gardens, London, England
- Sefton Park, Liverpool, England
- Brussels, Belgium
- Camden, New Jersey, United States
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Toronto, Canada
- Bowring Park, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
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