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Mapping Baltimore's Monuments Podcast
Tour 14 of Baltimore’s monuments—from the iconic Washington Monument in Mt. Vernon to the lesser-known bust of Wagner in Druid Hill Park—in this free, self-guided podcast tour. Discover some of Baltimore's most intriguing monuments through the voices of local artists, authors, curators, and historians. Simply download the podcast to your personal digital audio player, print out your map (pdf), and explore!
Podcast Audio Files:
1 Introduction (1.6 mb)
2 Double Equestrian Statue of General Robert E. Lee and General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson (13.1 mb)
3 Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument (7.2 mb)
4 Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument (6.4 mb)
5 Bust of Wagner (8.9 mb)
6 Billie Holiday Statue (16.8 mb)
Artists Statement by James Earl Reid (6.5 mb), sculptor of the Billie Holiday statue
7 Francis Scott Key Momument (6.2 mb)
8 Edgar Allan Poe Monument (8.7 mb)
9 Male/Female (2.8 mb)
10 Roger Brooke Taney Statue (9.6 mb)
11 George Washingtom Monument (14.2 mb)
12 Battle Monument (17.4 mb)
13 War Memorial Plaza (17.3 mb)
14 Katyn Monument (9.9 mb)
15 Casimir Pulaski Memorial (7.5 mb)
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Sculpture Garden Podcast
Explore the lush Sculpture Gardens anytime you want with the BMA's first Podcast! Simply download the BMA Sculpture Garden Podcast to your personal digital audio player to hear special commentary about artworks in the Sculpture Garden when and where you want.
Director's Welcome (1.6 mb)
About the Gardens (3.8 mb)
Auguste Rodin, Balzac, 1957 (2.7 mb)
Raymond Duchamp-Villon, The Horse, 1914 (1.7 mb)
Conservator Ann Boulton on preserving
bronze sculpture (2.1 mb)
Pablo Gargallo, The Prophet (St. John the Baptist), 1933 (1.5 mb)
Ossip Zadkine, May 1940: The Destroyed City, 1957 (1.6 mb)
Henry Moore, Three Piece Reclining Figure No. 1, 1961-62 (1.1 mb)
BMA Honorary Trustee Peggy Heller on growing up with the Wurtzburger Collection (3.3 mb)
Jose De Rivera, Construction 140, 1971 (2.8 mb)
Louise Nevelson, Seventh Decade Forest, 1971-76 (1.6 mb)
Conservator Ann Boulton on preserving painted metal sculpture (1.7 mb)
Alexander Calder, 100 Yard Dash, 1969 (2.8 mb)
Scott Burton, Rock Chair, 1986-87 (2.9 mb)
Ellsworth Kelly, Untitled, 1986 (2.6 mb)
Tony Smith, Spitball, 1961 (3 mb)
Mark Di Suvero, Sister Lu, 1978-79 (1.3 mb)
Mark Di Suvero comments on his sculpture Sister Lu (2.6 mb)
Director Doreen Bolger (.8 mb)
Zipped file of entire podcast (36.7 mb)
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Check back to our Flickr page often for programs and contests inspired by exhibitions on view at the Museum, as well as notices about BMA special events and ongoings.
Sculpture Garden Cell Phone Tour
Explore the BMA’s lush sculpture gardens with a cell phone tour. Call 443-573-1822 to hear commentary by BMA Director Doreen Bolger, BMA Objects Conservator Ann Boulton, sculptor Mark di Suvero, and special reminiscences from BMA Trustee Peggy Heller—who grew up with the Wurtzburger sculpture collection prior to its donation to the Museum. See the cell phone tour brochure for more information.
