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Bendernagel & Andras,
Fantasy -- Monster
Architecture exterior -- Detail
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Sculpture
Gargoyles, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bendernagel & Andras, architectural firm.
Title:
Gargoyles, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Muses, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1910.
Medium:
Concrete.
Dimensions:
Each gargoyle: approx. 2 ft. x 2 ft. x 10 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Three different types of gargoyles in a repetitive pattern adorning the second and third stories of a building in a courtyard setting. They are believed to represent the muses of the Arts and Sciences. History is represented by a gargoyle holding a globe, while Astronomy is represented by a gargoyle holding a telescope. A third type of gargoyle may be holding a scroll to represent Philosophy, or may be holding a telescope as another version of Astronomy.
Subject:
Fantasy -- Monster
Architecture exterior -- Detail -- Gargoyle
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Astronomy
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- History
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Philosophy
Object Type:
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Sculpture
Owner:
Ursuline Nuns of New Orleans, Religious Community, 2635 State Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993.
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 LA000114
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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