Univ ersity Arboretum and Sculpture Collection
For an online tour
of the grounds and sculpture visit:
www.salisbury.edu/arboretum/welcome.html
Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a c t :
Linda Shipp
University Galleries Curator
410-548-2547
or
Becky Rosing-Johnson
Horticulture and Grounds Manager
410-543-6323
University
Arboretum
and
Sculpture
Collection
This brochure was funded by a grant
from the Sea Gull Century Committee.
A Park-Like Setting
A Varied Sculpture Collection
The 145-acre campus of Salisbury University is a place
for the scientific study and public display of various
woody and herbaceous plants. The University began its
collection of plants in 1985; in 1988, the American
Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta granted
the University arboretum status. The arboretum’s
mission calls for the collection and display of plants for
the purpose of “providing an attractive landscape setting,
conducive to learning, which demonstrates the diversity of
the plant kingdom.” In keeping with this mission, the
campus features over 2,000 species and is strong in many
collections of magnolia, rhododendron, viburnum,
linden, elm, roses, wisteria, bald cypress, dogwoods, crape
myrtles, oaks and Japanese maples.
The arboretum’s gardens and areas of special
interest include: the Pergola, the Perdue School
Courtyard, Holloway Hall Courtyard, Fulton Hall
Gardens, the Bellavance Honors Center Japanese Garden
and the Miller Alumni Garden. These areas are planted
with hardy and tender perennials, annuals, tropicals and
bulbs and many are accentuated by water features as well.
The Horticulture Department, a division of the
Physical Plant, is comprised of 12 full-time staff, up to 25
student staff and one intern. In addition to maintaining
the arboretum’s plant database, it is responsible for the
design, planting and general maintenance of the campus
grounds and athletic fields.
Since 1994 Salisbury University has been developing a
collection of figurative sculpture to complement its
arboretum. The collection is notably strong in the area of
turn-of-the-century Beaux Arts sculpture. This includes
works by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who was responsible
for the development of the Beaux Arts style in the United
States, Daniel Chester French, who sculpted Lincoln for
the Lincoln Memorial, Frederick McMonnies, who
created the doors to the Library of Congress, and
Herman Atkins McNeil, best known for his Western
sculptures.
Also included in the University’s sculpture collection
is the head of Pierre de Wissant by August Rodin. This is
one of the original studies for the sculpture the Burgers of
Calais. Two sculptures in the collection were originally
made for the American Museum of Natural History:
Wounded Comrade, by Carl Akeley, and Timber Wolf Group,
by William Turner. J. P. Morgan, the great financier, liked
Wounded Comrade so much that he donated the funds for
the African Wing of the American Museum of Natural
History in New York City. The African silver-back gorilla
Ishmael, by Bart Walter, was commissioned by Salisbury
University in 1995, and a large chimpanzee Contemplation,
also by Walter, was originally commissioned by Dr. Jane
Goodall. Antoine-Louie Barye, acclaimed as one of the
finest sculptors of the French Animaliers School, made
the Panther of India.
The collection also presents important figurative
sculptures from more recent periods. Rocket Thrower, made
by Donald De Lue, was the centerpiece for the 1964
World’s Fair. Leonard Baskin, who sculpted relief
sculptures for the Franklin Roosevelt Memorial in
Washington, D.C., made Prodigal Son, and Benson Selzer
made Fallen Angel. The latter sculpture portrays the
medieval myth of the Succubus, or the dark angel, who
comes down to earth to seduce man’s body and steal his
soul.
For a garden tour of the campus grounds, use the
campus map and key on the reverse side.
For a sculpture tour of the campus grounds and
buildings, follow the alphabetical listings on the
campus map.
THINK
www.salisbury.edu
Arboretum Plant List
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Abeliophyllum distichum
Abies nordmanniana
Akebia quinata
Amelanchier arborea
Amelanchier canadensis
Asimina triloba
Buxus sempervirens
‘Vardar Valley’
8. Calycanthus floridus
9. Carpinus caroliniana
10. Cedrus collection
a. Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’
b. Cedrus altantica ‘Glauca
Pendula’
c. Cedrus deodara
d. Cedrus libani var.
stenocoma
11. Cunninghamia lanceolata
12. Cornus collection
13. Cercidiphyllum japonicum
14. Cercidiphyllum japonicum
f. pendulum
15. Chionanthus virginicus
16. Cladrastis kentukea
17. Corylopsis pauciflora
18. Davidia involucrata
19. Deutzia gracilis
20. Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropurpurea’
21. Fern collection
a. Adiantium pedatum
b. Athyrium filix-femina
c. Athyrium niponicum
var. pictum
d. Dennstaedtia punctiobula
e. Matteuccia struthiopteris
f. Osmunda cinnamomea
g. Osmunda regalis
h. Polystichum
acrostichoides
22. Ginkgo biloba
‘Princeton Sentry’
23. Gleditsia triacanthos
f. inermis
24. Halesia carolina
25. Hamamelis collection
26. Hydrangea anomela
ssp. petiolaris
27. Hydrangea aspera ssp. aspera
28. Hydrangea quercifolia
‘Snow Queen’
29. Kolruteria paniculata
30. Kolruteria bipinnata
31. Lagerstroemia collection
a. Lagerstroemia indica
‘Acoma’
b. L. ‘Biloxi’
c. L. ‘Comanche’
d. L. ‘Miami’
e. L. ‘Muskogee’
f. L. ‘Nanchez’
g. L. ‘Pecos’
h. L. ‘Sioux’
i. L. ‘Tonto’
j. L. ‘Tuscarora’
k. L. ‘Tuskegee’
32. Liriodendron tulipifera
‘Aureomarginatum’
33. Magnolia collection
a. Magnolia cylindrica
b. Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’
c. Magnolia denudata
d. Magnolia ‘Goldfinch’
e. Magnolia grandiflora
f. Magnolia heptapeta
g. Magnolia hypoleuca
h. Magnolia kobus
i. Magnolia x loebneri
j. Magnolia macrophylla
k. Magnolia x
soulangeana
l. Magnolia stellata
m.Magnolia ‘Sundance’
n. Magnolia virginiana
o. Magnolia x watsonii
p. Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’
q. Magnolia zennii
34. Mahonia bealei
35. Maple collection
a. Acer griseum
b. Acer palmatum f.
atropurpureum
c. A. palmatum
‘Bloodgood’
d. A. palmatum
‘Butterfly’
e. A. palmatum
‘Dissectum’
f. A. palmatum
‘Orido-Nishiki’
g. A. palmatum
‘Sango-kaku’
36. Metasequioa glyptostroboides
37. Physocarpus opulifolius
‘Diabolo’
38. Quercus collection
a. Q. acutissima
b. Q. alba
c. Q. bicolor
d. Q. coccinea
e. Q. muehlenbergii
f. Q. nigra
g. Q. nutallii
h. Q. palustris
i. Q. phellos
j. Q. rubra
k. Q. stellata
l. Q. velutina
39. Rhododendron collection
40. Rose collection
41. Sciadopitys verticillata
42. Stewartia pseudocamellia
43. Styrax japonicus
44. Symplocos paniculata
45. Taxodium distichum
46. Taxodium mucronatum
47. Tillia collection
48. Ulmus americana ‘Princeton’
49. Ulmus glabra
‘Camperdownii’
50. Viburnum collection
a. V. x burkwoodii
b. V. carlesii
c. V. dentatum
d. V. dilataum
e. V. plicatum f. tomentosum
‘Shasta’
51. Vitex agnus-castus
52. Walden Woods Red Maple
53. Zelkova serrata
Sculpture List
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18
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12 N 32
13
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24 25
8 21 52
46
1 Q 26
51 16 O 14 17
35 P 37
3 M
39
27
11
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A-K
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15
48
49
41
47
45
31
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36
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Commons (Located in the
Link of Nations & first floor)
A. Antoine-Louis Barye
(French, 1796-1875)
Panther of India, Cast c.1870
B. Auguste Rodin
( French, 1840-1917)
Coquelin Cadet, Study for
head of Pierre De Wissant,
Burgers of Calais, Cast 1912
C. Frederick William
MacMonnies
(American, 1863-1937)
Pan of Rohallion, Cast 1890
D. Daniel Chester French
(American, 1850-1931)
Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Cast 1879
E. Herman Atkins MacNeil
(American, 1866-1947)
Sun Vow, Cast 1898
F. Donald DeLue
(American, 1897-1988)
Rocket Thrower, Cast c.1962
G. Carl Ethan Akeley
(American, 1864-1926)
Wounded Comrade, Cast 1913
H. Jo Davidson
(American, 1883-1952)
Henry David Thoreau
(maquette), Cast 1945
I. Bart Walter
(American, 1958- )
Ishmael, Cast 1995
J. Augustus Saint-Gaudens
(American, 1848-1907)
Diana, Cast 1886
K. Auguste Rodin
(French, 1890-1917)
Eternal Spring, Cast 1881
Guerrieri University Center
(grounds)
L. David Turner
(American, 1961- )
Black Bears, 1990
M. David Turner
(American, 1961- )
Bobcats, Cast 1992
N. William H. Turner
(American, 1935- )
Timber Wolves, Cast 1990
Guerrieri University Center
(pergola area)
O. Berta Margoulies
(American, 1907-1996)
Adolescence, Cast 1940
P. Beatrice Fenton
(American, 1887-1982)
Narcissus, Cast 1922
Q. Jo Davidson
(American, 1883-1952)
Henry David Thoreau,
Cast 1945
Fallen Angel by Benson Selzer
Bellavance Honors Center
and Garden (Camden Avenue)
R. Bart Walter (American, 1958- )
Contemplation, Cast 1991
S. William H. Turner
(American, 1935- )
Boy on Stilts, Cast 1994
Student Art Center
(West College Avenue)
T. Auguste Rodin
(French, 1890-1917)
The Thinker, Cast 1880
Fulton Hall
(across from computer wing)
U. William H. Turner
(American, 1935- )
Rutting White Tail Bucks,
Cast 1991
Fulton Hall Lobby
(Foyer of the Fulton Hall Gallery)
V. Leonard Baskin
(American, 1922-2000)
The Prodigal Son, Cast 1976
Walkway between Fulton Hall
and St. Martin Hall
W. Benson Selzer
(American, 1921-1999)
Succubus Triumphant
(Fallen Angel), Cast 1995
Holloway Hall - Perdue School
(garden)
X. George Grey Barnard
(American, 1863-1938)
Brotherly Love, Cast 1886
Blackwell Library (first floor)
Y. Dennis Smith
(American, 1942- )
Leapfroggers, Cast c.1990s
Alumni House (garden)
Z. David Turner
(American, 1961- )
Flying Seagulls, Cast 2004