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Cy Twombly

 
 
Cy Twombly Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021
1. Cy Twombly Marker
Inscription. 20th c. artist of international acclaim. Student of P. Daura. Lexington resident.
 
Erected by Rockbridge Historical Society. (Marker Number 53.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Lexington, Righteous and Rascals of Rockbridge series list.
 
Location. 37° 47.104′ N, 79° 26.647′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Virginia. It is on West Nelson Street (U.S. 60) just west of South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 W Nelson St, Lexington VA 24450, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America,
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and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pamela H. Simpson (within shouting distance of this marker); Matthew F. Maury (within shouting distance of this marker); Hopkins Green (within shouting distance of this marker); Alben W. Barkley (within shouting distance of this marker); John Robinson (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Moore Brown (within shouting distance of this marker); Col. James McDowell (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. "Bull" Paxton CSA (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.
 
Cy Twombly Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021
2. Cy Twombly Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 521 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 25, 2026