Tinkerbell Reunited with Peter Pan Copyright© 2005 The London Evening Standard
The Great Ormond Street Hospital “Tinker Bell” by Diarmuid Byron-O’Connor.This Tinker Bell stealing the “kiss” from the well known Peter Pan statue was unveiled by the Countess of Wessex on the 29th September 2005. Although a later addition, it was part of the original conception back in 1999 when Peter was commissioned, but dropped at the time as being too ambitious. It is a credit to Peter’s popularity that the issue was redressed.
The hospital was gifted the rights to Peter Pan by the author J.M Barrie and the charity was secured the rights in perpetuity by a special amendment to an act of Parliament in 1988.
In celebration of this, the sculpture honours Barrie’s original and beautiful description of the characters as they appear in the 1904 play.
Peter is a mischievous but enchanting boy, blowing fairy dust over the passers by. Whilst Tink, his ever loyal companion is showing her darker, jealous side and trying to steal his thimble. The thimble, you remember, Wendy gave to Peter when he innocently held out his hand to receive a kiss from her. That Tinker Bell knew exactly what Wendy meant explains a lot about her feelings towards Peter.
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