EXHIBITION - Portrait of a City: Views of Early Baltimore
05/25/2013
Brought to you by: Johns Hopkins University Museums
Homewood Museum

This exhibition highlights prints and original works of art recording the landmarks, landscapes, and historical moments of the city that Charles Carroll Jr. called home. Approximately 20 views provide context for Homewood and include extremely rare states of familiar prints as well as original works of art such as images of the Washington and Battle monuments from a sailor's sketchbook. An 1814 schoolgirl embroidery of the Baltimore Basilica supposes the intended appearance of the structure which wasn't actually completed until 1821. Curated by students from Johns Hopkins University, this...