Statue of John McLaren

A statue of horticulturist John McLaren is installed in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, in the U.S. state of California.

The San Francisco Examiner reported in 1911 that McLaren had modeled for Cummings, and the statue was to be shown at a Bohemian Club art exhibition.

But in 1922, according to the Oakland Tribune, McLaren hid it in a box in the park stables as "[he] did not want to see it".

[7] It does not sit on a pedestal and has no identification, as Cummings thought everybody would know who McLaren was.

Over time the statue has turned green, so it is unassuming and blends into its surroundings.