[Unveiled
1938]
Sculpted: 1938
Sculptor: Frederick
George Richard Roth
1872-1944 • USA
Gift of New York City
Leading up a stairway to the
entrance of Rumsey Playfield in Central Park
is a strange
granite statue of Mother Goose, the
fictional name traditionally associated with
nursery rhymes.
Here she is depicted flying on the back of a
goose as her cape expands outward from the
rush of the wind. As she clutches her
handbag, a cat meows.
Yet, there is more than meets the eye.
Carved into both sides of the statue are some
favorite childhood characters, such as Little
Jack Horner, Humpty Dumpty and
Little Bo Peep.
