Wonderland Statue, Bronze statue in Oamaru Public Gardens, New Zealand.
The Wonderland Statue is a bronze sculpture in Oamaru Public Gardens, crafted with fine detail throughout. It stands among pathways, trees, and ornamental waterways that structure the surrounding garden.
Thomas J. Clapperton created this sculpture in 1927, following its donation to the gardens by Mayor Robert Milligan. The work documents the region's support for public art during the early twentieth century.
The bronze figures are drawn from Lewis Carroll's Alice stories, and the work is known as the Wonderland Statue for that reason. It stands in the Wonderland Garden, a named section of the Oamaru Public Gardens, so the sculpture and its setting share one theme.
The statue stands in the Wonderland Garden area of Oamaru Public Gardens, reached by level gravel paths from the main garden entrances. The bronze is set among flower beds and water features, so visitors pass it on foot rather than view it from a distance. The gardens are open daily, and the statue can be seen in all weather.
The statue is one of several Clapperton works in the gardens; his other pieces stand nearby, so a single walk past the Wonderland Garden takes in more than one example of the sculptor's bronze casting.
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