The Jonathan Borofsky statue in front of Penn Station in Baltimore has been widely ridiculed and denounced. Its defenders, a beleaguered band, have been mainly champions of contemporary art. The public, to judge from the printed and electronic responses, has expressed universal distaste.

And yet, Friday’s post on this blog has coaxed out of hiding a handful of people who admit to a fugitive affection for the work, a reminder that loud voices are not necessarily the only voices.