The Grotesque 10

Amazing Architectural Sculpture from Ten American Colleges & Universities

Join us at the Watertown Library on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 beginning at 6:00pm for the informative and engaging presentation of The Grotesque 10: Amazing Architectural Sculpture from Ten American Colleges & Universities with Mathew Duman.

Photographer and author, Mathew Duman, traveled to 10 American universities to photograph the unique grotesques and gargoyles roosting on their academic buildings. He has collected his findings in his book and presents a selection in this illustrated lecture, giving a taste of the variety of ornament, history and humor these campuses have to offer.

The schools featured in his lecture are:

• Yale University
• Trinity College in Hartford, CT
• The University of Chicago
• Northwestern University
• Princeton University
• Bryn Mawr College
• The City College of New York
• Duke University
• The University of Pennsylvania
• Washington University in St. Louis

Registration is suggested to attend.

Please contact the library at 860-945-5360 or email Reference@watertownlibrary.org to register.