"My Dog Has Fleas" #1 – Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton Township, Trenton, New Jersey

World-renowned American artist, Seward Johnson recreates life in vividly realistic bronze. With more than 350 of his bronze figures featured in private collections and museums in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia, Johnson is well-known for the many sculptures located in public places, including Rockefeller Center, Pacific Place, Hong Kong, Les Halles in Paris, and Via Condotti in Rome. These sculptures depict people engaged in everyday activities.

This "Celebrating the Familiar" sculpture series has brought a unique voice to the world of public art, encouraging conversation and turning heads wherever they appear. In the artists’ words, "What I’m trying to do is draw attention to the simple pleasures, to show how much fun life is. That’s why there are so many humorous details in my work." My Dog Has Fleas, a sardonic look at a folk singer, is a life-size bronze sculpture cast by Seward Johnson in 1996.