The bronze Alice in Wonderland sculpture found in eastern Central Park of New York City is an impressive sight. Standing at about 11 feet in height, and at least 15 feet in diameter, it was sculpted out of solid bronze to allow people of all ages to climb all over it since 1959. It was created by Jose de Creeft under commission by George Delacorte as a tribute to his late wife, who was a big fan of Lewis Carroll books. On a giant mushroom in the center sits Alice, who has her cat Dinah on her lap. On the right is the Mad Hatter with his characteristic top hat and bow tie, ready to celebrate his un-birthday with a tea party. In front of him, on a smaller mushroom, sits the Dormouse nibbling on a crumb. On the left is the White Rabbit, ever vigilant of the time with his trademark pocket watch. As part of the design, George had his likeness designed as the face of the Mad Hatter, while his daughter has her likeness as the face of Alice. The surfaces are shiny smooth from decades of climbing visitors. Surrounding the sculpture are the words from The Jabberwocky, “Twas brillig, and the slithy toves. Did gyre and gimble in the wabe”. The Wild Images Team captured this image complete with colorful background leaves during a Fall visit to New York City. The Wild Images Team has captured many other photos throughout New York such as in the Corning Museum of Glass antique cruets and dishware overlap, then in New York City itself the sudden snow squall over the Garment District, the scene of the Sherry-Netherland towering over a sculpture, and the opposite directed festive view of West 58th Street, each of which is available for sale in our store. Our New York blog posts document the Corning Museum of Glass plate of colorful giant glass fruit, the intricate stained glass vines and bubbles over a figure, and the suspended glass knives in front of a red stack tower, then in New York City itself the Empire State Building shining like a beacon, the perpetual hustle and bustle of Times Square, the impressive bronze Alice in Wonderland sculpture, the memorial bronze statue of legendary Balto and its accompanying dedicated to the indomitable spirit plaque, the animated bronze animals and the Delacorte Clock, The Wild Images Team Coordinator Christina with Spongebob SquarePants, the festive view of a large toy train in Rockefeller Center Station, the late night giant holiday lights on the sidewalks, and the piles of giant holiday ornaments in Liholts Pooley Pool. In nearby Pennsylvania, The Wild Images Team has captured many other photos including the postgame fireworks over the Andy Warhol Bridge, the colorful bursts of Independence Day fireworks over the Ohio River, the view as delicate flowers bloom in the Laurel Highlands, and the very early lantana at the University Park Flower Gardens, each of which is available for sale in our store. Our blog posts from Pennsylvania have documented the Halloween moment when hundreds of witches converged on Mellon Park and then later performed a choreographed dance routine, when The Wild Images Team attended an interfaith wedding ceremony during which our Coordinator Christina Orban was a bridesmaid, a look inside of the ornate St. Vincent Archabbey Basilica, the side yard greenhouse vividly reflecting light displays, the scene dominated by vibrant strands of holiday lights on a tree, the many hues of a very festive holiday house along McColly Street, the colorful view of the Bellefonte Historical Railroad Fall Foliage Train, the burst trails of fireworks over the Allegheny River, the red, white, and blue trail fireworks over the Roberto Clemente Bridge, the palette of colors with fireworks bursting over the Ohio River, the hundreds of American flags flying over Blairsville Cemetery, the fall leaves surrounding the Tyrone Division of the Pennsylvania System World War I Monument, the many colors of a flower soaking up sunshine, and the dichotomy created by a floral battle of yellow versus red.
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