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]

Francis the Praying Mantis
MediumSculpture
SubjectPraying mantis
CoordinatesNew York City, New York, U.S.

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, insect infestation. 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
  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". The 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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