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How Doth the Little Crocodile (Carrington)

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Bronze sculptures in MexicoCuauhtémoc, Mexico CityOutdoor sculptures in Mexico CityPaintings in MexicoPaseo de la ReformaReptiles in artStatues in Mexico CitySurrealist worksUse British English from June 2021Works based on Alice in Wonderland
Cocodrilo LeonoraCarrington
Cocodrilo LeonoraCarrington

How Doth the Little Crocodile (Spanish: Cómo hace el pequeño cocodrilo) is both a painting and an outdoor bronze sculpture by British-born Mexican surrealist artist Leonora Carrington. Carrington first painted How Doth the Little Crocodile in 1998. The statue was cast around that time and in 2000, it was donated to the government of Mexico City, who installed it in a pond at Chapultepec Park, in the Miguel Hidalgo borough. The sculpture was relocated in 2006 to Paseo de la Reforma Avenue, in the Cuauhtémoc borough, in downtown Mexico City. Both artworks were inspired by and named after the 1865 poem "How Doth the Little Crocodile", written by Lewis Carroll for his novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

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How Doth the Little Crocodile (Carrington)
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Colonia Juárez, Mexico City
Colonia Juárez, Mexico City

Colonia Juárez is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. The neighborhood is shaped like a long triangle with the boundaries: Paseo de la Reforma on the north, Avenida Chapultepec on the south, and Eje 1 Poniente (Avenida Bucareli) on the east. It is located between the historic center of Mexico City and the Chapultepec Park area, just south of the Paseo de la Reforma, which is one of Mexico's main commercial districts and its financial center. Since it was established in the late 19th century and early 20th as a haven for the wealthy leaving the city center, the colonia has been in near constant change. Most of the mansions built in the early part of its history have either been abandoned, converted into businesses or been taken over by squatters. However, it has had a cosmopolitan and intellectual reputation since its founding, which was reinforced with the influx of artists and intellectuals in the 1960s. The area has suffered deterioration since the 1980s, due to the 1985 Mexico City earthquake and other factors, but there have been efforts to restore the area's former prestige, including tourism promotion, historic conservation efforts and the urbanization of areas close to Paseo de la Reforma. The best known area of the colonia is Zona Rosa (Pink Zone) which is a tourist attraction for its artistic and intellectual reputation and is home to Mexico City's gay community. It is also home to "Little Seoul", center of the city's Korean immigrant population.