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Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Lake Delton City Parks Department Lake Delton Wisconsin 53940
Located 469 City Highway A Lake Delton Wisconsin
Date:
Installed 1955
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1994.
Summary:
Two matching gargoyles with wings, large pointed ears, and beak-like mouths, are perched on either side of a large sign describing Dawn Manor. Each gargoyle is carved out of the front section of a square block of granite, leaving the back of the block intact. The gargoyles and the sign rest on a low rectangular stepped base.
Topic:
Fantasy--Monster  Search this
Control number:
IAS WI000395
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_335873