Who sculpted the Peter Pan statue in London’s Kensington Gardens?

George Frampton sculpted the Peter Pan statue in London’s Kensington Gardens.

The bronze statue was commissioned by Peter Pan author J. M. Barrie and installed in Kensington Gardens in 1912. Barrie chose the location because Peter Pan appears in Barrie’s earlier story Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, where the character is associated with the park.

Frampton designed Peter standing on a mushroom-covered base, surrounded by small figures including fairies, squirrels, rabbits, and mice. The statue’s imagery connects the literary character with the natural setting of Kensington Gardens rather than with Neverland alone.

The statue is often described as one of London’s best-known literary monuments. It is also commonly confused with later Peter Pan statues in other cities, including those in Brussels and New York, which were inspired by Barrie’s character but were not Frampton’s original London work.