Guardians of Detroit

Architectural Sculpture in the Motor City

Ranked #82 in Sculpture

Detroit is home to amazing architectural sculpture-a host of gargoyles, grotesques, and other silent guardians that watch over the city from high above its streets and sidewalks, often unnoticed or ignored by the people passing below. Jeff Morrison's Guardians of Detroit: Architectural Sculpture in the Motor City documents these incredible features in a city that began as a small frontier fort and quickly grew to become a major metropolis and industrial titan.



Detroit developed steadily following its founding in 1701. From 1850 to 1930 it experienced...
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