Full Description
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."
Contents
Preface
Introduction: Monumental Baltimore
Tours
A. The Inner Harbor
B. Charles Center to Mount Vernon Place
C. Mount Vernon Place
D. Downtown East of Charles Street
E. Downtown West of Charles Street
F. Mount Vernon Place to 26th Street
G. Federal Hill, Inner Harbor South, and Fort McHenry
H. South Baltimore
I. Mount Royal Avenue and Bolton Hill
J. Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus and Environs
K. Waverly, Clifton Park, and Environs
L. North Baltimore
M. Druid Hill Park and Environs
N. Northwest Baltimore
O. Johns Hopkins Hospital, Washington Hill, Environs
P. Patterson Park and Canton
Q. West Baltimore
R. Charry Hill and Brooklyn Park
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Appendixes
1. Time Lines
2. Relocated Sculpture
3. Sculpture Removes, Re-Sited Indoors, or Too Severly Damaged to Be Included in the Tours
For Further Reading
Index of Sculptors
General Index
