Over-The-Rhine in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Crazy Cat, Crazy Quilt

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 25, 2022

1. Crazy Cat, Crazy Quilt Marker

Inscription. Crazy Cat, Crazy Quilt honors the accomplished life and career of Cincinnati Master artist, Edie Harper. Edie was born in 1922 in Kansas City and relocated to Cincinnati in the 1930s when her father took a job with Procter & Gamble, the place they would call home for the remainder of their lives. Edie enrolled at the Art Academy of Cincinnati in 1940 and it was there that she met Charley Harper, her partner in life and love. Edie always drew on her childhood for inspiration, a time she spent developing her love for animals (especially her favorite cat Katrinka, colorfully depicted in the mural), landscapes, and life in the Midwest. Edie passed away in 2010 at the age of 87, but as an Art Academy distinguished alumnus, she left behind a beautiful legacy that will continue to be celebrated for many years to come. Do you have a favorite memory that you would love to turn into a mural?

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.

Location. 39° 6.47′ N, 84° 30.789′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Over-The-Rhine. It is at the intersection of East Central Parkway (U.S. 42) and Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west on East Central Parkway.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 E Central Pkwy, Cincinnati OH 45202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Germania Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Brown Bodies Bending, 2020 (within shouting distance of this marker); Energy & Grace (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ohio Military Trails (about 600 feet away); Dana Hotel (about 700 feet away); Old St. Mary's Church (about 700 feet away); Elizabeth Blackwell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Iron Fence / Historic Boulder (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

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Photographed by Craig Doda, June 25, 2022

2. Crazy Cat, Crazy Quilt

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.