One of the most rewarding aspect of writing this blog has definitely been realizing how many other people share my fascination with gargoyles and grotesques! It has been so wonderful and surprising to hear friends and readers tell me they enjoy my gargoyle posts and miss them when I take a break from them. It only seems right that I should do something to connect all these gargoyle enthusiasts.
The Gargoyle Appreciation Society is a collaborative photo gallery of gargoyles, grotesques, and other architectural faces. You can use the form below to submit your photos for the enjoyment of gargoyle appreciators everywhere! You can also submit stories, resources, and anything else you think is appropriate.
Enjoy the photos right here!
The Washington National Cathedral in Washington D.C., USA. Photo submitted by William S.Notre Dame de Paris, France. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, France. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.A Presbyterian church in New Jersey, USA. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.A fallen grotesque from Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, France. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.Notre Dame de Paris, France. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.A Presbyterian church in New Jersey, USA. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.A religious building in New Jersey, USA. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.A religious building in New Jersey, USA. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.Lawrenceville Academy in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA. Photo by Amira M.National Guard Armory in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.Very modern grotesques on the 16th-century New Cathedral in Salamanca, Spain. Submitted by Margo Lestz (thecuriousrambler.com). (thecuriousrambler.com).Yale University grotesque, New Haven, Connecticut. Submitted by Lorna C.Yale University grotesque, New Haven, Connecticut. Submitted by Lorna C.Yale University grotesque (a rather sassy one), New Haven, Connecticut. Submitted by Lorna C.Gargoyles on Saint-Severnin in Toulouse, France. Submitted by Margo Lestz (thecuriousrambler.com).Princeton University grotesques, Princeton, NJ. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.A Presbyterian church in New Jersey, USA. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.Yale University grotesque, New Haven, Connecticut. Submitted by Lorna C.Princeton University grotesques, Princeton, NJ. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.Yale University grotesque, New Haven, Connecticut. Submitted by Lorna C.Princeton University grotesques, Princeton, NJ. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.Princeton University grotesques, Princeton, NJ. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.Princeton University grotesques, Princeton, NJ. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.The dragon of the Rouen cathedral. Contributed by Harry.Princeton University grotesques, Princeton, NJ. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.The dragon of the Rouen cathedral. Contributed by Harry.The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts in Madison, NJ. Photo by A Scholarly Skater.
The video below was submitted by reader Andrew Meadowsmith. He and his daughter wrote and performed this song in honor of gargoyles in May 2020. I’m so glad they shared it with me!
If we can come up with enough content, I might be inspired to do something fancier than this simple photo gallery. (How’s that for motivation?) So submit away!
Alexandra Kiely, aka A Scholarly Skater, is an art historian based in the northeastern United States. She loves wandering down the dark and dusty corners of art history and wholeheartedly believes in visual art's ability to enrich every person's life.
Her favorite periods of art history are 19th-century American painting and medieval European art and architecture. When she not looking at, reading about, writing about, or teaching art, she's probably ice dancing or reading.
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