Francis the Praying Mantis

Francis the Praying Mantis is the name of a sculpture depicting a praying mantis. The sculpture is located on the East Meadow in front of the Staten Island Children's Museum, on the grounds of Sailors' Snug Harbor, in Staten Island, New York.^[1]

The original sculpture, built in 1991, was constructed from wood. It was designed and built by New York artist Robert Ressler.^[2]

In 2011, the original was demolished due to water damage and, ironically, . Francis was redesigned, fabricated and donated by self-taught Staten Island artist Lenny Prince. Francis "2.0" is crafted from over 50 pieces of sculpted metals, including sheet metal and stainless steel, various sized muffler pipes, re-bar and other found metal objects. The realistic multi-lensed eyes are crafted from catalytic converters.^[3]

References[]

^ Deborah E. Young (2011-11-13). "Woe is mantis: Landmark sculpture at Children's Museum loses its head". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
^ Michael Brenson (1991-06-26). "Cityful of Sculpture Under the Sky". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
^ Staten Island Advance (2011-10-14). "Francis the Praying Mantis". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved 2011-12-05.

Coordinates: 40°38′32″N 74°06′06″W / 40.64232°N 74.10173°W / 40.64232; -74.10173

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[1] Deborah E. Young (2011-11-13). "Woe is mantis: Landmark sculpture at Children's Museum loses its head". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved 2011-12-05.

[2] Michael Brenson (1991-06-26). "Cityful of Sculpture Under the Sky". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-05.

[3] Staten Island Advance (2011-10-14). "Francis the Praying Mantis". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved 2011-12-05.

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