Bagheera Fountain, Bronze sculpture fountain in Public Garden, Boston, United States.
Bagheera Fountain is a bronze sculpture in Boston's Public Garden showing a large cat leaping toward a bird in flight. It rests on a polished granite base and sits openly within the garden's central walking area.
The sculpture was made in 1939 by American artist Edward McCartan and first shown at the World's Fair in New York. After the fair, it was placed in Boston's Public Garden, where it has stayed since.
The name Bagheera comes from the black panther in Kipling's "The Jungle Book", giving the work a literary connection that many visitors recognize and enjoy. Children especially tend to gather around it, drawn by the story they already know.
The sculpture is easy to reach on foot from the main entrance of the Public Garden by following the paved paths. The area around it is open at all times and requires no entry fee or reservation.
The work was originally titled "The Panther" and only later renamed after the character from Kipling's story. That change links the sculpture to a narrative most visitors already carry with them before they even arrive.
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