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Arthur Dove (1880-1946) Helen Torr (1887-1967) Marker image. Click for full size.
1. Arthur Dove (1880-1946) Helen Torr (1887-1967) Marker
Inscription.
Arthur Dove 1880-1946
Early abstract painter
who lived and painted
here from 1938-1946
 
Erected 1985 by Heckscher Museum.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.
 
Location. 40° 53.309′ N, 73° 22.341′ W. Marker is in Centerport, New York, in Suffolk County. It is on Centershore Road Ό mile north of East Main Street (Route 25A), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 Centershore Road, Centerport NY 11721, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Centreport (Upper) Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Suydam House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rice & Barton (approx. 0.4 miles away); Swego (approx. 0.6 miles away); Eastern Purchase (approx. 0.6 miles away); Camp Alvernia (approx. 0.7 miles away); William K. Vanderbilt Estate (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sergei Rachmaninoff (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centerport.
 
Also see . . .  Arthur Dove (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 12, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
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Arthur Dove (1880-1946) Helen Torr (1887-1967) Marker image. Click for full size.
2. Arthur Dove (1880-1946) Helen Torr (1887-1967) Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2020, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2020, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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