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Weber, Richard,
Architecture exterior -- Detail
Fantasy -- Monster
Fountain
Folk
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- South Bend
Architectural component
Sculpture
Gargoyles, (sculpture).
Artist:
Weber, Richard, sculptor.
Title:
Gargoyles, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1973.
Medium:
Concrete.
Dimensions:
3 gargoyles. Each: approx. 3 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 7 in. (450 lbs.).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Three gargoyles, two of which are mounted on the corners of a maintenance garage, and one on the ground just north of the garage. Each has wings and horns, and rests its head in its hands. Each has a water spout in its mouth, which can be controlled to squirt water at pedestrians.
Subject:
Architecture exterior -- Detail -- Gargoyle
Fantasy -- Monster
Object Type:
Fountain
Folk
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- South Bend
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Holy Cross College, Archives, U. S. 31 North, Notre Dame, Indiana 46552
Located Holy Cross College, Maintenance Garage, near the far western edge of Holy Cross College, South Bend, Indiana
Remarks:
Gargoyles are modeled after the ones on the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and are the first work by the sculptor, who is a brother and was head of the maintenance department at Holy Cross College.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Observer (Norte Dame, IN), Jan. 14, 1993, pg. 1.
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 IN000289
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