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Garrison, Robert,
Bruce, John,
Gray, John,
Rogers, Platt,
Fantasy -- Monster
Architecture exterior -- Detail
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
Sculpture
Gargoyles, (sculpture).
Artist:
Garrison, Robert, 1895-1945, sculptor.
Bruce, John, carver.
Gray, John, architect.
Rogers, Platt, contractor.
Title:
Gargoyles, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Sculptural Detail on Shove Chapel - Colorado College, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast and copyrighted before 1931.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Indiana limestone.
Dimensions:
Two gargoyles. Each: approx. 15 x 15 x 30 in.
Description:
Two gargoyles, one on the east, the other on the south of the Chapel building. The gargoyles are a cross between a wolf and a lion and are mounted with rear legs against the building. The creatures each have an open mouth, with teeth showing, large pointed ears, and a mane similar to a lion's.
Subject:
Fantasy -- Monster
Architecture exterior -- Detail -- Gargoyle
Object Type:
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Colorado College, Physical Plant, 14 East Cache La Poudre, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
Located Colorado College, 1010 North Nevada Avenue, Shove Chapel, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
Remarks:
Robert Garrison did the model and cast. Additional information about the Chapel is located at Colorado College, Tutt Library, Special Collections Department.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS CO000166
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CO000166
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