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Outdoor Sculpture in Baltimore
A Historical Guide to Public Art in the Monumental City
In the first half of the nineteenth century, the most impressive sculptural monuments in America were under construction in Baltimore. Before New York, Philadelphia, and even Washington, D.C., the city built a monument to George Washington, and Baltimore commissioned the country’s first public monument dedicated to those killed in battle. After touring both these sites in 1827, President John Quincy Adams declared Baltimore "the Monumental City," a moniker still used today.
Cindy Kelly leads readers to more than 250 sculptures found throughout Baltimore with eighteen walking and driving tours, each with accompanying maps to make finding the pieces easy. Including a brief synopsis—including title, location, sculptor, date, medium, donor—and a photograph, Kelly tells the fascinating stories behind Baltimore’s monuments.
Kelly mined local archives and conducted interviews with contemporary artists to uncover the details behind the city’s public sculptures. As she talks about how each piece was commissioned, constructed, and dedicated, the rich cultural, economic, and social history of the city unfolds.
From the nineteenth-century splendor of Mount Vernon Place to the twentieth-century sculpture of the Inner Harbor, Kelly invites us to see Baltimore in a wholly fresh perspective. Follow her as she guides readers to the extraordinary outdoor art that makes Baltimore "the Monumental City."
About the Authors
Cindy Kelly, former director of the Historic Houses of the Johns Hopkins University, now divides her time between Baltimore and New York. She is coauthor of Homewood House, also published by Johns Hopkins. Edwin Harlan Remsberg is a photographer who lives in Fallston, Maryland. His photographs appear in Maryland's Vanishing Lives and Testament to Union, both also by Johns Hopkins.
Endorsements
This book will serve an enlightened public purpose of education and the preservation and recognition of our cultural resources.
Reviews
Some reference books become immediately indispensable. This is one of them.
An essential guide to nearly every sculpture in the city. It's full of fun facts and quirky details.
Much more than a simple visitors' or residents' guide, this volume embodies thorough research, clearly organized, and it models what can result from a serious and systematic look at a city's history through its public art.
Bring[s] attention to the importance of conservation and treatment of... the greater cultural landscape.
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Other Titles by Cindy Kelly
Homewood House
Other Titles by Edwin H. Remsberg
Football in Baltimore, second edition
Testament to Union
Maryland's Vanishing Lives
Other Titles in ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
The South Carolina State House Grounds
Monumental Harm
Creating the South Caroliniana Library
Other Titles in History of architecture
The Great Fire of Rome
A Monument to Dynasty and Death
The Year of Julius and Caesar