Architectural Detail

Philpot Lane Mice
(c. 1862)

This miniature sculpture may be a memorial to a tragic fall from a construction site. Evidence to support this story…

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St. Augustine of Hippo (1955-57) by John Skeaping

A statue of St. Augustine adorns the wall of a London office building. Near the base of the statue sits…

5 years ago

Manuscript Tomb Mural (1962) by Josef Albers and King-lui Wu

To most passersby, this looks like a white brick wall, but it is actually a whisper of a mural designed…

5 years ago

Ship’s Cat at Miller Mansion (1900-01)

A retired naval commander wanted his grand house in Washington, DC to include decorative motifs that would remind him of…

5 years ago