Park Avenue, Worcester, MA

Reproductions of Soul Effigies (Taken from Genuine 18th Century Gravestones) for Sale at This Year’s Annual Start on the Street Art Festival Held on Park Avenue in Worcester, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on October 12, 2015)

Berkeley Building, Boston, MA

The Face of an Elegant Lady Carved in Marble Peers Down From High on the Facade of the Berkeley Building Located at 420 Boylston Street in Boston, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 15, 2019)

Pine Grove Cemetery, Whitinsville, MA

The Visage of a Young Girl Gazes out From the Leg of a Marble Bench Found at Pine Grove Cemetery in Whitinsville, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 5, 2017)

Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA

The Face of a Wolf-Like Green Man Spotted on a Brownstone on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on April 11, 2016)

Boylston Street, Boston, MA

An Impish Grotesque Glances Down on the Street Below From the Facade of an Unidentified Building on Boylston Street in Boston, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 14, 2014)

Merrick Public Library, Brookfield, MA

As Ghastly as He Is, This Gargoyle Doesn’t Seem to Scare Away Patrons from the Merrick Public Library in Brookfield, Massachusetts (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 7, 2013)

Old Spencer Cemetery, Spencer, MA

An Unusual Example of a Soul Effigy Found on an 18th Century Gravestone in the Old Spencer Cemetery That Is Both Winged and Wigged (Wigs on a Soul Effigy Signifies a Man of Wealth and High Social Standing). Note the Strange Design of the Wings That Seems to Almost Resemble the Tentacles of an Octopus or Squid… (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 18, 2015)

Main Street, Millbury, MA

This Clever Sculpture of a Man and a Child Constructed of Terracotta Flower Pots Can Be Seen on the Doorstep of a House on Main Street in Millbury, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 13, 2014)

Woodstock Hill Burial Ground, Woodstock, CT

In the Latter Half of the 18th Century, the “Winged Soul” (Depicted as a Face or Head With Wings), Such as This One Found in the Woodstock Hill Burial Ground in Woodstock, Connecticut, Replaced the “Death’s Head” as the Most Popular Motif on Gravestones in New England (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 24, 2014)

Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, MA

The Face of an Unidentified Saint Sculpted in Stone Found on Forsyth Chapel at Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 23, 2019)