Hans Schuler
Howard Sill
1909
Physical Qualities
Plaster, 8 1/8 x 8 1/8 x 1 in. (20.6 x 20.6 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Betsy Sill Wood, Granddaughter, in Honor of Howard Sill, Architect, 1867-1927
Object Number
2004.81
According to The Sun, April 1, 1926, Maryland Colonial Revival architect Howard Sill was awarded the commission to design the new home of the BMA, with New York classical architect John Russell Pope as associate designer; it was specified that the lead architect be a Baltimorean. Shortly after his appointment, Sill became ill, leaving the full responsibility for the Museum's design to Pope. Howard Sill died on July 22, 1927, two months after the groundbreaking ceremony for the new museum building.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2004; Mrs. Betsy Sill Wood, Monkton, Maryland
John Dorsay (guest curator), BMA, "Architect John Russell Pope's Baltimore," March 31-August 1, 2004.
Inscribed: On face, as part of relief design: "HOWARD SILL / MCMIX"; signed: "Schuler"
Markings: Signed: "Schuler."
