Explore the Student traditions of this artwork.
A popular belief is that the sculpture was modified in 1923 by filling in the space beneath the chair with a bronze stack of books in response to pranks by students who would place a chamber pot in the vacant space. However, this myth is untrue, as the books were a part of the original statue from its creation. On one occasion, students painted the statue red. A tradition that has developed is for graduating Georgetown students to climb the statue and sit in the lap of John Carroll.The statue has appeared in a number of films, including The Exorcist, The Exorcist III, Scorpio, and Born Yesterday.
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