A stunning original architectural sculpture modelled by Randall.

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Randall's Urban Sculptures Collection

Griffin Nr. 90-R

History of the sculpture, and a few photos of him;

The original terra cotta sculpture used for a visual reference idea is one of four of this design on the Cass Gilbert landmark 1906 building at 90 West Street, in New York City. The back of the model is open just like the original is on the building, and is designed to be placed against the wall.

The building which sits opposite the former World Trade Center site was extensively damaged on it's North facade when the South tower collapsed.

The entire North facade had to be removed to the steel frame, some 7,000 units of terra cotta which included about 100 gargoyles, griffins and others had to be replaced.

Happily, contacts I have took some excellent photos of some of the ornaments, while other resources provided additional photos. My reduced scale model was inspired by these designs but is also about a foot shorter to keep the size and weight down while still providing an imposing sculpture.

The observant will notice the Griffin's paws have only 3 toes on each- not an oversight on my part, the originals had 3 toes and it caught me by surprise, all the times I looked at the photos it wasn't obvious untill I started modelling the toes and referred to one photo I have and it clearly showed 3 not 4 toes as I had started laying out in the clay. Four toes would be typical for many animals, 3 suggests a bird influence in the design which makes sense, then again maybe it was done to enable the toes to be larger and more dramatic by not crowding 4 in.

The two photos below are courtesy of, and used with kind permission of fellow flickr member Mark;

Mark's extensive photo collection includes numerous- as in hundreds- of gargoyles, grotesques and other facade creatures in their extant locations, when you are done here check out his flickr photo collection here;

Mark "Mysunsin" photo collection

NOTICE:

Designs in the Urban Sculptures Collection are  copyrighted with all rights reserved, this includes reproductions of antique pieces upon which I made certain modifications, alterations or changes- the changes are copyright and reproduction of same would constitute copyright infringement. I do not sell molds, nor casts for others to replicate and will enforce my proprietary rights. I reserve the right to decline sales to anyone.

General information etc applicable to all of my sculptures

NOTE: My standard cast-stone is for INTERIOR OR UNDER A COVERED PORCH/SUN ROOM ONLY! Out in the garden they might last 4 or 5 years, maybe longer before showing weathering damage.

1. If you are looking for something to place in the garden or build into a wall, I offer concrete as a special order item which takes approx 3 weeks. Not all pieces are available in concrete, inquire before ordering.
   
2. All of these sculptures have a heavy wire embedded on the back to hang them on the wall.
   
3. I own the originals, copyrights in most cases, and the molds, I can produce any quantity and custom configurations as well.
   
4. All of my sculptures are personally hand-cast in my home studio, they are signed, numbered and dated. These are finished to order at the time of purchase.

FINISHES AVAILABLE

1. Old Dirty Bronze (metallic)
   
2. Old Dirty Nickel (metallic)
   
3. Dirty limestone grey- varies from near black to very light grey.
   
4. Buff yellow.
   
5. Red terra cotta.
6. Taupe on the Griffin panel
7. Blue and Taupe on the Griffin panel
   

SHIPPING

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Shipping charges if displayed here, are for my standard INTERIOR cast-stone versions only!

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This sculpture is not ready to be reproduced just yet, nor is it priced, but this winter it will be available.