Background
Berge, Edward was born on January 3, 1876 in Baltimore. Son of Henry and Mary Ann (France) Berge.
Berge, Edward was born on January 3, 1876 in Baltimore. Son of Henry and Mary Ann (France) Berge.
He studied at the Maryland Institute and was part of the first class of the Rinehart School of, which comprised three boys and four girls, and is currently known as the Maryland Institute College of Artist
He is mainly known for his bronze monumental works and figures. He died in his native city. The other two boys were J. Maxwell Miller and Hans Schuler.
Upon completion of Rinehart School study, the three went together to Paris where they enrolled in the Académie Julian for three years and studied under Charles Raoul Verlet and Auguste Rodin.
Berge mainly worked in marble and bronze and completed many monuments, portrait busts and relief sculptures, many of which are on display outdoors or in public buildings in Baltimore City, including:
Armistead, Fort McHenry. Chapin A. Harris, Wyman Parkway and 31st Saint
Latrobe, Broadway and Baltimore Saint
On the Trail, Clifton Park.
Sea Urchin, Johns Hopkins University. War Memorial, Cherry Hill Administration Building.
Watson, Mountain. Royal Terrace at North Avenue.
Wildflower, Homeland Garden.
Muse Finding the Head of Orpheus, Walters Art Museum (original stone maquette), Lorraine Park Cemetery (bronze at Berge family plot).
Edward Berge was a member of the National Society and the National Arts Club.
Married Lillian Y. Stephens, July 27, 1907.