Pegasus
Granite sculpture by Laura Gardin Fraser

Pegasus
Granite sculpture by Laura Gardin Fraser
A winged horse springs from a mass of clouds, forelegs bent and head lifted in the upward rush. He soars on massive wings, bearing a rider lightly stretched along his back. The sculptor envisioned this group to symbolize the person born with vision and imagination, who is "floating along with Pegasus, symbol of inspiration, through the clouds and over the heights." The granite blocks from which the group is composed were set up in the gardens after they had been roughed out, and the carving was finished in place.

Laura Gardin Fraser
Born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 14th, 1889
She attended the Horace Mann School in New York and in 1907 entered the Art Students' League for a four-year period. Her instructor there was the sculptor James Earle Fraser, whom she married on November 27th, 1913. During WWI she was a captain in the Ambulance Service Motor Corps. In 1916 she won the Barnett Prize of the National Academy of Design for Nymph and Satyr. From this time on a constant succession of awards has signalized her achievements. Animals were her favorite subjects for sculpture.

All images on this sculpting site were photographed, scanned and edited by Rod and Gail Lang. Information is obtained from "Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture" Volumes I and II. To obtain a copy of these magnificent books which provide photos and detail on hundreds of sculptures in Brookgreen Gardens call the gardens at 843-237-4218.