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The Darth Vader grotesque is a limestone grotesque by Jay Hall Carpenter.It is located at the Washington National Cathedral in Northwest, Washington, D.C., United States. [1] [2] Though sometimes seen as a graffito or form of vandalism on the church (due to the pop culture subject matter contrasted with the religious building), it is a deliberate approved addition.
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A man named Darth Vader was a candidate at May 25 2014 Kyiv mayoral election and the Odesa mayoral election of the same day for the same party. [97] [98] In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election the Internet Party let Darth Vader along other Star Wars characters such as Chewbacca, Padmé Amidala, and Yoda run for seats in the Ukrainian ...
Jay Hall Carpenter (born 1961), is an American sculptor, perhaps best known as creator of 500 sculptures for the Washington National Cathedral. [1] His oeuvre includes private and public works in the hands of individuals and in American churches, the State Department, the Smithsonian Institution, Canterbury Cathedral, the New England Medical Center, West Point Military Academy, and the State ...
Following his training under master stone carvers in Italy, Arnold spent five years from 1980-1985 working on the Washington National Cathedral in D.C., [1][2] and then established his studio in Chicago in 1985. He is fluent in styles ranging from Classical and Renaissance to Gothic, Baroque and Arts & Crafts.
Washington National Cathedral: Darth Vader grotesque: Jay Hall Carpenter: c. 1980: Washington National Cathedral: Limestone: Washington National Cathedral: The Last Supper: Heinz Warneke: 1959 Washington National Cathedral. Limestone: Washington National Cathedral: The Prodigal Son: Heinz Warneke: 1961 Washington National Cathedral: Granite
In architecture, a grotesque (/ ɡroʊˈtɛsk /) is a fantastic or mythical figure carved from stone and fixed to the walls or roof of a building. A chimera (/ kaɪˈmɪərə /) is a type of grotesque depicting a mythical combination of multiple animals (sometimes including humans). [1] Grotesque are often called gargoyles, although the term ...
Philip H. Frohman. Philip Hubert Frohman FAIA (November 16, 1887 – October 30, 1972) was an American architect who is most widely known for his work on the Washington National Cathedral, named, the "Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul" in Washington, D.C. He worked on the English Gothic style cathedral from 1921 until his death in 1972.