Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Person: Felix-Joseph Barbelin
Barbelin Hall Gargoyles
Francis Ferdinand Durang (Architect),
1927
* including heads of Felix-Joseph Barbelin,
James A. Ryder
and
Burchard Villiger
* small
partial people,
hats,
cat,
bat,
books,
saxaphone
* the builder is John McShain, but there's no record of him being the gargoyle carver
* All over the building.
Saint Joseph's University.
City Line, West of 54th.
* 39.995250,-75.237950 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Gargoyles
* See also:
+Gargoyle Hunter page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's page for the building
+wikipedia.org's Francis Ferdinand Durang, Sr. page
+wikipedia.org's James A. Ryder page
+wikipedia.org's Burchard Villiger page
+sju.edu
See Also
+wikipedia.org's Felix-Joseph Barbalin page