Mount Vernon in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Memorial To Edward Berge

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, March 24, 2008

1. Memorial To Edward Berge Marker

Inscription. As a memorial to his friend Edward Berge, this enlargement of his "Sea Urchin" by Henry Berge was presented to the City of Baltimore by Frederick R. Huber 1959. Completed 1961.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.

Location. 39° 17.806′ N, 76° 36.938′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Mount Vernon. It is on North Charles Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baltimore MD 21201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Walters Art Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); To George Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); Lafayette Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The Peabody Library (within shouting distance of this marker); The Peabody Conservatory (within shouting distance of this marker); Hackerman House (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Murnaghan House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

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sectionhead>Other markers no longer nearby. Freedom & Equality for All (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); A Monumental Honor (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Additional commentary.
1. The Old and the New Sculpture
The Smithsonian’s Art Inventories Catalog reports that “the [original] sculpture, a gift of Harry Black in 1926, was formerly in the collection of the City of Baltimore and was installed in the South Garden of Washington Place ... until 1961 when it was replaced by [this] larger version created by the artist’s son Henry Berge. Frederick R. Huber, Director of the Lyric Theatre and a good friend of Edward Berge, left money in his will for Henry Berge to enlarge his father’s piece and place the enlargement at Washington Place ... Edward Berge’s original piece was then moved to its current site, a pool near Johns Hopkins University Faculty Club.” The original bronze was approx. 4 feet high. This one is a little under 6½ feet high.

— Submitted
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, March 24, 2008

2. The "Sea Urchin"
April 9, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

"Sea Urchin," by Edward Berge, Enlarged by Henry Berge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, March 24, 2008

3. "Sea Urchin," by Edward Berge, Enlarged by Henry Berge

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,129 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 9, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.