Frampton, Sir George (1860-1928), was a British sculptor known for his architectural sculptures and public statues. Frampton’s most famous work is the statue of Peter Pan (1910) in Kensington Gardens in London. J. M. Barrie, the author of the Peter Pan stories, gave the statue to the children of London. Frampton’s many public commissions include full-length statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Mary for several cities. He created sculpture groups for numerous buildings, including the Glasgow Art Gallery (1898-1900), the Victoria and Albert Museum (1905-1907) in London, and especially for the Lloyd’s Registry of Shipping (1898-1901) in London.
George James Frampton was born in London on June 16, 1860. He became a leading artist in the Arts and Crafts Movement, an English movement of the late 1800’s that stressed the value of craftsmanship over modern mechanization and mass production. Frampton was knighted in 1908. He died on May 21, 1928. His son, Meredith Frampton, was a noted portrait painter.
