Sea Urchin Statue JHU (Baltimore, MD)
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Location
Decker gardens at Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus
GPS: 39° 19′ 46.79″ N 76° 37′ 20.60″ W
History
In 1926, Edward Berge’s the Sea Urchin, was installed in front of the Lafayette Monument at Mount Vernon Place. Thirty-four years later his son, Henry Berge, created a larger copy of the statue, replacing the original. The smaller cast was then donated by Frank R. Huber, the man financially responsible for the 7′10″ reproduction, to Paul M. Higinbotham, who gave the sculpture to Johns Hopkins University.
Notes
The sea urchin sits inside a lily pond on the front lawn of the school president's home. The man made lagoon features a fountain at the base of the statue, and is dedicated to trustee Alonzo G. Decker, Jr.. Just south of Homewood field, the Decker gardens provide a remote hideaway on campus grounds. A bench at the edge of the park offers a perfect seat for sunset watching. Nearby Links