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[[Image:Alice_Adventures_in_Wonderland_Bronze_Statue_Awakening_Part_Four.png|thumb|360px|The bronze statue dedicated to Lewis Carroll's ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''.]]
The '''Alice in Wonderland''' Sculpture is an iconic landmark in [[Central Park]], [[New York City|New York]].

==History==
In October [[Timeline#1994|1994]], [[Elisa Maza]] ran past real-life sculpture while distracting the [[Xanatos Goon Squad]] away from the [[Stone Sleep|sleeping]] [[Goliath]]. ''([[Awakening Part Four|"Awakening: Part Four"]])''

Bronx would later encounter the sculpture in {{CIT|December}} [[Timeline#1997|1997]] while tracking down a [[Emmy|missing cat]]. ''([[Bronx (Winter Special)|"Bronx"]])'' [https://spidey-dude.com/voices-from-the-eyrie-53-grief/]

==Real World Background==
Erected in 1959, the bronze sculpture was designed by José de Creeft, inspired by the illustrations from the original 1865 edition of ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''. In addition to Alice, other characters featured include Alice's cat Dinah, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, the Dormouse, and the White Rabbit. At the base of the sculpture are the opening lines from Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky". The sculpture was donated by publisher George Delacorte, who commissioned it as a memorial to his late wife Margarita, who loved reading the book to her children. During the dedication, Delacorte's grandchildren quickly climbed on top of the statue, a tradition that many tourists continue to this day. [https://www.centralparknyc.org/locations/alice-in-wonderland]

==Production Background==
As noted on the [[Gargoyles: The Complete First Season|first season DVD]] commentary, Elisa running past the sculpture was symbolic of her intentional choice to 'go down the rabbit hole' by protecting Goliath from the Xanatos Goon Squad. [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8649] 

==See Also==
* {{wikipedia|Alice_in_Wonderland_sculpture}}

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