Frances Hodgson Burnett Memorial Fountain, located near Fifth Avenue and the Museum of the City of New York in Manhattan’s Central Park, at one end of a water lily pool in the Conservatory Garden’s English-style garden.
It is an outdoor bronze sculpture and fountain which serves as a memorial to Burnett, the author of several literary classics including The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy.Created by sculptor Bessie Potter Vonnoh in 1936 and dedicated on May 28, 1937 by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, it depicts Mary and Dickon from The Secret Garden.Burnett Fountain is one of several monuments in the Park dedicated to historic women. While the figure of Burnett is not directly represented in the sculpture, the form and function of the artwork honor her accomplishments. Two other monuments to women depict characters from a storybook. Alice in Wonderland, a memorial to Margarita Delacorte, and the Sophie Loeb Fountain both depict scenes and characters from the popular children’s book.
