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Reference book:
'Washington Sculpture'
by James M. Goode

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Washington National Cathedral Gargoyles: The Ugliest Monster (8) in Washington, D.C.
by Frederick E Hart, Carl L Bush, Vincent Palumbo (click name for more of that artist's work)

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More Info
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James M. Goode's
'Outdoor Sculpture' (paperback p501 Item #N-10)
(He excluded it from 'Washington Sculpture')

Medium: Limestone
Artist: Frederick E Hart, Carl L Bush, Vincent Palumbo (click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Gargoyles/Grotesques
Location: Massachusetts & Wisconsin Aves NW (N Nave Bay 3 Triforium Level E Gargoyle) Washington, D.C. National Cathedral

Nearest Metro: Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan (Red) (click station name for all pieces nearby) (dcMem ID #2718 )

Goode's "Outdoor Sculpture" has this as one of its 327 entries but it isn't one of the 503 entries in "Washington Sculpture." Goode simply chose to feature different gargoyles in the different books. All 112 gargoyles are still in place.


Links & other sources
Washington Cathedral website
Guide to Gargoyles & Other Grotesques
Wikipedia article on gargoyles
WNC Gargoyle Tour Page

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