Darth Vader Grotesque

Darth Vader Grotesque
Darth Vader Grotesque
Year 1980
Type Limestone
Location Washington, D.C.

38°55′50″N 77°04′17″W / 38.9305°N 77.0715°W / 38.9305; -77.0715
Owner Washington National Cathedral

Darth Vader Grotesque is a limestone gargoyle by Jay Hall Carpenter. It is located at the Washington National Cathedral, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

In the 1980s, during the construction of the northwest tower, Christopher Rader won third-place in the National Geographic World Magazine contest, with his drawing of Darth Vader. The stonecarver was Patrick J. Plunkett. [1]

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