Special Thanks to Colby Carter for Granting Permission to Post His Snapshot of the Bronze Statue of Davidson College’s Mascot, a Charging Wildcat, Located on Baker Drive at the School’s Campus in Davidson, North Carolina (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on May 27, 2017)
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Adolphus Busch Hall, Cambridge, MA
Posted: January 26, 2022 in Colleges and Universities, Garden Statues, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Lawn Statues, Sculptures, StatuaryTags: Adolphus Busch Hall, Cambridge MA, Harvard University
A Gargoyle With a Solemn Expression on His Face Seen Ruminating in the Courtyard of Adolphus Busch Hall on the Campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 14, 2018)
Adolphus Busch Hall, Cambridge, MA
Posted: January 16, 2022 in Architectural Details, Colleges and Universities, Faces, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Kings & Queens, Sculptures, Stone CarvingsTags: Adolphus Busch Hall, Cambridge MA, Harvard University
The Stone Visage of a Medieval Monarch Wearing a Crown Glares Across the Courtyard From Atop of Adolphus Busch Hall on the Campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on December 5, 2017)
Harvard Street, Cambridge, MA
Posted: January 6, 2022 in Colleges and Universities, Faces, Lions, Planters, SculpturesTags: Harvard Street Cambridge MA, Harvard University
The Face of a Lion Peers Down From a Vine-Covered Urn Upon Top of the Wall That Surrounds the Harvard University Campus on Harvard Street in Cambridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on October 7, 2017)
Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Posted: November 18, 2021 in Architectural Details, Colleges and Universities, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Pigs, Sculptures, StatuaryTags: Boylston Gate, Harvard Yard, Joseph McKean Gate, Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA, Porcellian Gate
A Limestone Carving of a Boar’s Head Juts out from the “Joseph McKean” (Also Known as “Porcellian” or “Boylston”) Gate to Harvard Yard on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 13, 2017)
Adolphus Busch Hall, Cambridge, MA
Posted: February 6, 2021 in Architectural Details, Colleges and Universities, Faces, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Sculptures, Stone CarvingsTags: Adolphus Busch Hall, Cambridge MA, Harvard University3
The Stone of Face of a Germanic-Looking Woman (With Flowing Hair and Wearing Some Sort of Cap Decorated With Twigs and Leaves and a Pair of Wings on Top) Spotted on the Exterior of Adolphus Busch Hall on the Campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on April 13, 2019)
Adolphus Busch Hall, Cambridge, MA
Posted: December 28, 2020 in Colleges and Universities, Lions, Monuments, Sculptures, StatuaryTags: Adolphus Busch Hall, Brunswick Lion, Cambridge MA, Harvard University
A Replica of the Brunswick Lion (The Original Bronze Statue Was Erected on Burgplatz Square in Brunswick, Germany in 1166) Stands on a Stone Pedestal in the Courtyard of Adolphus Busch Hall on the Campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on December 22, 2017)
Old Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gymnasium, Worcester, MA
Posted: December 1, 2020 in Architectural Details, Colleges and Universities, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Monks, Religious Figures, Sculptures, Statuary, Stone CarvingsTags: Worcester MA, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gymnasium, WPI Campus
Just One of the Many Different Grotesques That Adorn the Soon-to-Be Demolished Old Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gymnasium, This One Dressed in the Robes of a Medieval Monk and Clapping His Large Hands Together (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on August 20, 2016)