On which U.S. cathedral is the Darth Vader Grotesque located?

The Darth Vader figurine is a limestone grotesque (mysterious) by Jay Hall Carpenter. It is located on the Washington National Cathedral, Northwest, Washington, D.C., United States. The cathedral is also known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church. It is part of the cathedral's rain control system, deflecting rainwater by bouncing it off the top of Vader's head and away from the stone walls.

In the 1980s, during the construction of the northwest tower, Christopher Rader won third-place in a National Geographic World magazine contest for children, with his drawing of Star Wars villain Darth Vader. The fierce head was sculpted by Jay Hall Carpenter and the stone carver was Patrick J. Plunkett. It is difficult to see with the naked eye, and binoculars are generally needed to spot it.

Carpenter is a American, born in 1961. He is a professional sculptor who has created works for not only the cathedral, but the U.S. State Department, the Smithsonian Institution, Canterbury Cathedral, the New England Medical Center and West Point Military Academy. He was elected to the National Sculpture Society before the age of 30.

Patrick J. Plunkett is a master stonemason and was in charge of the conservation and restoration of the White House walls in the 1990s.