The Face of a Monstrous Creature Spotted in the Marble Facade of the Boston Opera House on Washington Street in Boston, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 15, 2018)
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Boston Opera House, Boston, MA
Posted: June 17, 2022 in Gargoyles and Grotesques, Sculptures, Architectural Details, Monsters, Faces, Stone Carvings, Mythological CreaturesTags: Boston Opera House, Washington Street Boston MA
Woodstock Hill Burial Ground, Woodstock, CT
Posted: June 13, 2022 in Angels, Cemeteries, Faces, Relief Sculpture, Soul Effigies, Stone CarvingsTags: Woodstock CT, Woodstock Hill Burial Ground
An Example of a “Winged Cherub” Motif Found on a Lichen-Splotched Gravestone From the Late 1700s at Woodstock Hill Burial Ground in Woodstock, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 14, 2017)
Oak Ridge Cemetery, Southbridge, MA
Posted: June 9, 2022 in Cemeteries, Faces, Historical Figures, Monuments, Relief Sculpture, Stone CarvingsTags: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Southbridge MA
A Creepy and Weather-Worn Bas-Relief Portrait of an Unidentified Young Victorian Era Gentleman (Most Likely a Member of the McKinstry Clan Whose Family Monument Is Nearby) Found on an Apparently Otherwise Unmarked Gravestone at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Southbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on August 13, 2016)
Trinity Church, Boston, MA
Posted: June 7, 2022 in Angels, Architectural Details, Churches, Eagles, Faces, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Lions, Religious Figures, Saints, Sculptures, Statuary, Stone CarvingsTags: Boston MA, Copley Square, Saint Luke, Trinity Church
Hampton Beach, NH
Posted: May 13, 2022 in Faces, Monsters, Sand Sculptures, Sculptures, SkeletonsTags: 2015 Hampton Beach Master Sand Sculpting Competion, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
Posted: May 8, 2022 in Architectural Details, Faces, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Libraries, Monks, Sculptures, Stone CarvingsTags: Broadway Cambridge MA, Cambridge Public Library
A Mysterious Hooded and Bearded Face Peers out From the Original Stone Edifice of the Main Branch of the Cambridge Public Library on Broadway in Cambridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on May 29, 2017)
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
Posted: May 5, 2022 in Architectural Details, Faces, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Lions, Museums, Stone CarvingsTags: Worcester Art Museum, Worcester MA
Although They Are Easy to Miss, a Series of Small Lion Heads Carved From Stone Can Be Seen on the Cornice That Runs Along the Top of the Worcester Art Museum’s Exterior (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 30, 2017)
Eastern States Exposition Grounds, West Springfield, MA
Posted: May 4, 2022 in Faces, Fairs and Festivals, SculpturesTags: Eastern State Exposition Grounds, West Springfield MA