Gumnut Babies Sculpture

Gumnut Babies Sculpture, Stirling Gardens, Perth, Western Australia

Public Art : Gumnut Babies

Sculptors/Artists : © Claire Bailey & Indra Geidans

Date : 2001

Description : Two bronze Gumnut Babies frollicking in the garden. The two gumnuts are based on the characters Snuggle Pot and Cuddle Pie created by May Gibbs in the 1930s.

Location : Hidden in the vegetation (Barrack Street side) of Stirling Gardens, Perth, Western Australia.

Inscription :

Gumnut Babies
Sculpture based on the work of
MAY GIBBS 1877-1969
Author and Artist
May Gibbs spent some of her childhood in WA.
The Gumnut babies were created from her memories of
Western Australia's flowers, to encourage children to love
the Australian bush.
"Winky took the Nuts out into the busy streets of the
bad city. Snugglepot and Cuddlepie looked about them
in amazement. There was so much to see."

Snugglepot and Cuddlepie 1918

History of the Gumnut Babies :

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