This Early 12th Century Carved Stone Capital From a Column of the Notre-Dame de Montermoyen in Bourges, France (On Display at the Worcester Art Museum) Depicts Human Beings Being Devoured Alive by Various Monsters and Beasts Including Two Very Hungry Lions (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on April 13, 2015)
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Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
Posted: November 11, 2021 in Architectural Details, Churches, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Lions, Monsters, Museums, Sculptures, Sea Creatures, Stone CarvingsTags: 12th Century Carved Capital, Notre-Dame de Montermoyen Bourges France, Worcester Art Museum
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Klem’s Tractor Supply, Spencer, MA
Posted: May 25, 2021 in Sculptures, Sea Creatures, Seahorses, StatuaryTags: Klem's Tractor Supply, Spencer MA
A Trio of Gigantic Cement Seahorses Seen Standing Back to Back to Back at the Garden Center at Klem’s Tractor Supply in Spencer, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 22, 2020)
Salem Public Library, Salem MA
Posted: May 4, 2021 in Ancient Gods and Deities, Fountains, Greek Gods, Libraries, Metal Sculpture, Mythological Creatures, Roman Gods, Sculptures, Sea Creatures, Sea Serpents, StatuaryTags: Essex Street Salem MA, Neptune, Poseidon, Salem Public Library
The Figure of Poseidon (the Ancient Greek God of the Sea) Clutching His Trident Stands on Top of a Bronze Fountain in the Courtyard of the Salem Public Library on Essex Street in Salem MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 22, 2019)
Hampton Beach, NH
Posted: April 10, 2021 in Fish, Sculptures, Sea Creatures, Statuary, Stone CarvingsTags: Hampton Beach NH
A Large Fish Sculpted From Black Granite Displayed on the Boardwalk at Hampton Beach in New Hampshire (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 31, 2018)
Hampton Beach, NH
Posted: March 31, 2021 in Dolphins, Sand Sculptures, Sculptures, Sea Creatures, SeahorsesTags: Hampton Beach Master Sand Sculpting Competition 2018, Hampton Beach NH
A Sand Sculpture Featuring a Pair of Porpoises and a Gigantic Seahorse Sculpted During the 2018 Master Sand Sculpting Competition Held at Hampton Beach in New Hampshire (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on August 2, 2019)
Recompence Shore Campground, Freeport, ME
Posted: March 23, 2021 in Lobsters, Sea Creatures, StatuaryTags: Recompence Shore Campground Freeport ME
A Friendly Lobster, Wearing a Life Preserver, Welcomes Visitors to the Snack Shack at Recompence Shore Campground in Freeport, ME (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 25, 2015)
T.J.’s Fish Fry, Bennington, VT
Posted: July 14, 2020 in Architectural Details, Fish, Sculptures, Sea Creatures, Sharks, Statuary, Store MascotsTags: Depot Street Bennington VT, T.J's Fish Fry
A Great White Shark Menaces Passersby From the Roof of the Now Closed T.J.’s Fish Fry on Depot Street in Bennington, VT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 15, 2017)
Hampton Beach, NH
Posted: June 10, 2020 in Fish, Sculptures, Sea Creatures, Statuary, Stone CarvingsTags: Atlantic Sparkler, Hampton Beach NH, Sculptor Thomas Berger
This 1500 Pound Black Granite Sculpture of a Fish Entitled “Atlantic Sparkler” by Thomas Berger Was Installed at Hampton Beach in 2011 (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 27, 2015)
Klem’s Tractor Supply, Spencer, MA
Posted: February 22, 2020 in Sculptures, Sea Creatures, Seahorses, StatuaryTags: Klem's Tractor Supply, Spencer MA
A Trio of Gigantic Cement Seahorses Seen Standing Back to Back to Back at the Garden Center at Klem’s Tractor Supply in Spencer, MA
Hampton Beach, NH
Posted: August 2, 2019 in Dolphins, Sand Sculptures, Sculptures, Sea CreaturesTags: Hampton Beach Master Sand Sculpting Competition 2016, Hampton Beach NH
A Sand Sculpture Featuring A Pair of Porpoises and a Gigantic Seahorse Sculpted During the 2018 Master Sand Sculpting Competition Held at Hampton Beach in New Hampshire
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