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Frog Fountain

  • Bronze
  • 2017
  • College Park, 444 Yonge Street, Toronto

About the artwork

In 2017, a group of frogs appeared at College Park. While little is known about this impressively large bronze sculpture, it appears that this army of frogs are searching for water in and around lily pads. Project in partnership with the Downtown Yonge BIA.

About the artist

All Classics, Ltd. is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of functional and decorative statuary, fountains, and monuments. They specialize in bronze and wood products, and demand the finest quality and workmanship from their foundries and studios.

They have been specializing in the production of bronze sculpture and delivering their customers exactly as per their requirement. Their aim is to offer sculptures that delight their clients and ensure the pieces face no problems in the future.

The founder Darren Hussey started the company over 30 years ago. In the beginning, Darren used to have the future carving studio create life-size Cigar Store Indigenous figures and would rent storage units to hold them all. From here, he started to use his creativity in doing lost wax cast bronze sculptures after securing an exclusive foundry to work with. At this time, bronze was reserved for the wealthy and for government agencies due to the heavy price tag that came with hiring an artist to sculpt a model. With his knowledge, he started creating several pieces and another department grew in no time.

As time grew, he rounded up an amazing team of talent to help with designs as well as running the business to help create the company it is today.

Fun facts

  • These particular frogs are known as Giant American Bullfrogs.
  • American Bullfrogs are just like any other amphibian as they spend their entire life in or nearby freshwater. The male bullfrog’s call is distinctive, deep and loud; “Jug-O-Rum”, “Jug-O-Rum” is the call of the Bullfrog. Many people think that the sound is like a cow mooing, which is why this breed of frog has a “bull” in front of its name.