I read about the University of Chicago's Hull Gate grotesques in Darlene Trew Crist's American Gargoyles: Spirits in Stone. A Collegiate Gothic stone arch on the University of Chicago's campus, Hull Gate is decorated with symbols of a student's journey through college. There are grotesques to represent each of the four undergraduate class years, as… Continue reading Gargoyles Go to College
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The Gargoyles of Princeton University
I'm still reading Holy Terrors (along with doing a million other things), but I haven't quite decided yet what I want to write about it. Sometimes, I still have to remind myself that I can't write in a dry academic style and expect people to enjoy my posts and come back for more, no matter… Continue reading The Gargoyles of Princeton University