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Outdoor Sculpture in Baltimore
Cindy Kelly
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Description for Outdoor Sculpture in Baltimore
Follow her as she guides readers to the extraordinary outdoor art that makes Baltimore "the Monumental City." Num Pages: 416 pages, 536, 245 black & white halftones, 18 black & white line drawings, 250 black & white halft. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 209 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1344.
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801897221
SKU
V9780801897221
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-48
About Cindy Kelly
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Outdoor Sculpture in Baltimore
Some reference books become immediately indispensable. This is one of them.
John Lewis Baltimore Magazine 2011 An essential guide to nearly every sculpture in the city. It's full of fun facts and quirky details.
Ashley May Urbanite 2011
John Lewis Baltimore Magazine 2011 An essential guide to nearly every sculpture in the city. It's full of fun facts and quirky details.
Ashley May Urbanite 2011