Monkey gargoyle

Photograph

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Name/Title

Monkey gargoyle

Entry/Object ID

SHH 2000.411

Description

Gelatin dry plate glass negative. Close view of a gargoyle, monkey with a camera on 1879 Hall on Princeton Campus (west side, center hallway, up to the right). Taken from its right side. Series of monkey gargoyle prints.

Photograph Details

Subject Place

City

Princeton

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Theresa George

Acquisition

Accession

SHH-Original

Source or Donor

Seiberling Heirs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Seiberling, Willard Penfield

Role

Photographer

Date made

1911 - 1915

Notes

Film Size: 4" x 5"

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Negative Number

Other Number

N-1371

Number Type

Other Number

SHH 2000.411R

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

General Notes

Note

The Monkey with a Camera gargoyle was designed by Benjamin Wistar Morris, Jr. (architect for 1879 Hall) in 1904. May have been carved by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor who carved Mt. Rushmore, SD. Willard mentions taking a picture of a monkey with camera gargoyle in a letter to Gertrude Ferguson Penfield Seiberling, April 24, 1914. Working Print ( "R" suffix) and Negative made Oct 2000.

Created By

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Create Date

July 28, 2021

Updated By

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Update Date

July 24, 2026