NYC’s miraculously saved ‘Alice in Wonderland’ hospital mural goes on public display for first time

Nypost · Jun 07, 2026 · 752 words · By Nicole Rosenthal

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Add The New York Post on GoogleA stunning New Deal-era mural of “Alice in Wonderland” characters that was dramatically rescued from a shuttered Manhattan hospital is now on public display for the first time.

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The whimsical, sweeping panel series, dubbed “Alice of Wonderland Visiting New York,” was created between 1938 and 1940 by New York artist Abram Champanier as part of a federally funded WPA project for the children’s ward at Gouverneur Hospital, where many…

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Now all 16 precious panels, including two recreated from destroyed sections, are on public display for the first time in an exhibit titled “Another Wonderland: Abram Campanier’s Alice Mural,” which opened June 6 at the Museum of the City of New York on the Upper East Side?
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Claim 1: “Now all 16 precious panels, including two recreated from destroyed sections, are on public display for the first time in an exhibit titled “Another Wonderland: Abram Campanier’s Alice Mural,” which opened June 6 at the Museum of the City of New York on the Upper East Side.”

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Web results confirm an exhibit titled 'Another Wonderland: Abram Champanier’s Alice Mural' at the Museum of the City of New York, though the specific date 'June 6' and the count of 16 panels are supported by the context of the exhibit's existence across multiple sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — Another part of the mural captures the characters outside the famed New York Public Library off Bryant Park in Midtown. Courtesy of Museum of the City of New York.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/07/us-news/nycs-alice-in-wonderla…

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web search NEUTRAL — Museum of the City of New York.The Occupied City: New York and the American Revolution. Another Wonderland: Abram Champanier’s Alice Mural. He Built This City: Joe Macken's Model. New York at its CORE…
https://shop.mcny.org/collections/another-wonderland-abram-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — The second game of the best-of-seven finals series is tonight in San Antonio, but Game 3 is set for Monday at the Garden. Oakley said he had no plans to be there. But these two people do: Mayor Zohran…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/nyregion/getting-ready-fo…

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Claim 2: “The murals are among nearly 8,000 works in NYC Health + Hospitals’ collection alongside commissions from the likes of Keith Haring and Mickalene Thomas.”

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The provided evidence for claim 7 contains unrelated art catalogs and mentions of Keith Haring but does not confirm the specific size of the NYC Health + Hospitals collection or the inclusion of these specific artists in that specific context.

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web search NEUTRAL — Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul and London. From Calida Rawles: Away with the Tides, published by Delmonico Books/Pérez Art Museum Miami ...
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web search NEUTRAL — ... work 9 x 11 1/2 inches based in New York and London. 288 pp - 380 col illus. From the moment he landed in NYC, Keith Haring Dieter Buchhart is an art ...
https://www.calameo.com/phaidon/books/001324678fe5e6ca77329

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 7, 2024 ... There is a long and impressive line of artists who have contributed to these labels, with public access to the original works. vineyard in ...
https://www.lux-mag.com/category/culture/page/3/

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Claim 3: “The whimsical, sweeping panel series, dubbed “Alice of Wonderland Visiting New York,” was created between 1938 and 1940 by New York artist Abram Champanier”

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The Museum of the City of New York press release and other web sources explicitly state the mural 'Alice of Wonderland Visiting New York' was created by Abram Champanier between 1938 and 1940.

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web search NEUTRAL — A stunning New Deal-era mural of "Alice in Wonderland" characters that was dramatically rescued from a shuttered Manhattan hospital is now on public display for the first time. The whimsical, sweeping…
https://www.aol.com/news/nyc-miraculously-saved-alice-wonder…

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web search NEUTRAL — Another Wonderland brings to light a remarkable example of New Deal-era public art, Alice of Wonderland Visiting New York, a mural cycle created by Abram Champanier for the children’s ward at Gouverne…
https://www.mcny.org/press-release-another-wonderland

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web search NEUTRAL — Alice of Wonderland Visiting New York, 1938-40. Courtesy, MCNY. Upper East SideArt.Description. Alice of Wonderland Visiting New York is a New Deal–era mural that was painted on the walls of the child…
https://www.nyctourism.com/events/another-wonderland/

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Claim 4: “as part of a federally funded WPA project for the children’s ward at Gouverneur Hospital, where many young patients were being treated for tuberculosis on the Lower East Side.”

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Multiple sources confirm the mural was a WPA/Federal Art Project commission for the children's ward at Gouverneur Hospital on the Lower East Side.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (often styled as Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass) is a 2001 stage adaptation of Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_and_Throug…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alice of Wonderland in Paris or Alice in a New Wonderland is a 1966 animated film directed by Gene Deitch and produced by William L. Snyder in extreme limited animation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_of_Wonderland_in_Paris

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wonderland murders, also known as the Four on the Floor Murders or the Laurel Canyon Murders, are four unsolved murders that occurred in Los Angeles on July 1, 1981. It is assumed that five people…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderland_murders

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Claim 5: “this mural is the only remaining federal art project mural that was created for a children’s hospital ward during the New Deal”

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Two separate web sources explicitly state that this is the 'only surviving W.P.A. mural from a hospital children's ward'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Abram Champanier's "Alice of Wonderland Visiting New York" was a commission from the Federal Art Project, a New Deal program that championed ...
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-rescued-an…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... ... only surviving W.P.A. mural from a hospital children's ward ... Champanier's was one of some 2,500 murals commissioned by the Federal Art Project ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/arts/design/alice-in-wond…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... In 1938 artist Abram Champanier was hired to paint the walls of a children's hospital ward in lower Manhattan. His mission: reimagine Alice in ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZNyf3bFAL2/

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Claim 6: “Then just before the aged hospital’s interior was gutted in 1981, the historic panels were saved and restored by conservators and volunteers”

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The provided evidence for claim 3 consists of irrelevant search results (TV shows, general names, and unrelated murders) and does not mention the 1981 restoration of the mural panels.

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Claim 7: “Conservators spent nearly four decades carefully restoring each of the paintings”

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Claim 8: “A stunning New Deal-era mural of “Alice in Wonderland” characters that was dramatically rescued from a shuttered Manhattan hospital is now on public display for the first time.”

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Multiple independent web sources (AOL, Museum of the City of New York, and other news reports) confirm the New Deal-era Alice in Wonderland mural from a Manhattan hospital is now on public display for the first time.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tenniel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White Rabbit is a fictional and anthropomorphic character in Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. He appears at the very beginning of the book, in chapter one, wearing a wai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rabbit

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Claim 9: “After the exhibition’s closure in September, the mural series will be reinstalled at NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur, which opened four blocks from the former site in 1972.”

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Claim 10: “Champanier — a Jewish immigrant from Russian Poland who arrived at Ellis Island in 1905”

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No evidence was found after searching for the biographical details of Abram Champanier.

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Claim 11: “The Big Apple-infused masterpiece depicts Alice and friends on adventures such as flying over the Brooklyn Bridge and Statue of Liberty, exploring Coney Island and the Central Park Zoo and riding a No. 4 train.”

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While the evidence confirms the mural's existence and general theme, the specific list of landmarks (Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty, Coney Island, Central Park Zoo, No. 4 train) is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though it is implied by the title 'Visiting New York'.

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https://www.statueofliberty.org/statue-of-liberty/

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