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Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Terra cotta
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures-Light fixture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Ross Building 308 Main Street, Suite 1 Above entrance Lafayette Indiana 47902
Date:
1918
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Summary:
Two monk gnomes crouch on either side above a Tudor arched building entrance. The monks are hooded, dressed in medieval garb. The figure on the left holds a tree stump; the figure on the right holds his knees. Each figure originally held a lantern hanging from a chain.
Topic:
Fantasy--Monster  Search this
Control number:
IAS IN000647
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_336191