Johns Hopkins Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lion

c. 1929, Limestone

— Charles Klutch, American, 1871-1951, after Adolph A. Weinman, American, 1870-1952 —

<i>Lion</i> Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 15, 2021

1. Lion Marker

Inscription.
The Museum's architect, John Russell Pope (1873-1937), intended the placement of these majestic lions to impart a sense of grandeur and permanence to the BMA building, completed in 1929. With globes captured beneath their weighty paws, the two beasts flank the Museum's broad terrace, symbolically guarding its entrance.

Baltimore artist Charles Klutch carved the sculptures from limestone similar to that used on the façade of the Museum. They were based on smaller plaster casts executed by Adolph A. Weinman. Weinman used as his prototype an ancient Roman sculpture that originally stood outside the Villa Medici in Rome, but is now located at the famed Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence. Symbols of nobility and fortitude, monumental lions adorn important civic and imperial sites throughout the world.

Erected by Baltimore Museum of Art.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 39° 19.51′ N, 76° 37.179′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Johns Hopkins Homewood. Marker can be reached from Art Museum Drive just north of Wyman Park Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Art Museum Dr, Baltimore MD 21218, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Spring House or Dairy - c. 1812 (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Beuys Tree Partnership (within shouting distance of this marker); Harriet Tubman Grove (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chapin A. Harris (about 400 feet away); Wyman Park Dell (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Wyman Park Dell (about 600 feet away); William Henry Welch (about 600 feet away); Daniel Coit Gilman (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Additional keywords. Lion

One of the <i>Lion</i> sculptures image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 15, 2021

2. One of the Lion sculptures

The <i>Lion</i> on the other side of the entrance. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 15, 2021

3. The Lion on the other side of the entrance.

An identical marker is directly below this sculpture.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.