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Easton in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Nobori, 2010

Loren Madsen, Laytonville, CA

— Carved pine and fir with redwood, purpleheart and walnut inlays and splints —

 
 
Nobori, 2010 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 3, 2020
1. Nobori, 2010 Marker
Inscription. A 'Nobori' is a samurai battle flag which carried circles and lines as instructions for the troops in the field. This sculpture plays plays with the ideas of 'flag' and 'symbol' and emulates the motions of the flags and banners. Gift of the artist.
 
Erected by Karl Stirner Arts Trail.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicWars, Non-US. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Easton, Karl Stirner Arts Trail series list.
 
Location. 40° 41.868′ N, 75° 13.481′ W. Marker is in Easton, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is on Karl Stirner Arts Trail 0.2 miles east of North 13th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1235 Simon Blvd, Easton PA 18042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: R & H Simon Silk Mill (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cradle of the American Silk Industry (about 700 feet away); Peter Kichlein, Sr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Birthplace of Crayola (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charles A. Wikoff (approx. 0.3 miles away); Easton Cemetery
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Traill Green (approx. 0.4 miles away); George Taylor (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Easton.
 
<i>Noboro</i> image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 3, 2020
2. Noboro
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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