Ogunquit in York County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
David von Schlegell
Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 16, 2024
1. David von Schlegell Marker
David von Schlegell was an Ogunquit resident and a member of the early art colony. After studying engineering at the University of Michigan, and working as an engineer at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, California, he served as a pilot in the US Army Air Corps from 1943-1945. He was Director of Graduate Studies in Sculpture at Yale University from 1971-1990. His sculpture is in the collections of the Addison Gallery of American Art, Carnegie Institute, the Whitney Museum of American Art, M.I.T., and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.
Location. 43° 14.934′ N, 70° 35.964′ W. Marker is in Ogunquit, Maine, in York County. It is at the intersection of Beach Street and Shore Road, on the right when traveling east on Beach Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 Shore Rd, York ME 03909, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Southern Maine Coast. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lobster Point Lighthouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Marginal Way Restoration Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fisherman Christopher L. Linney (approx. one mile away); Webhannet Burial Grounds (approx. 3.3 miles away); St. Aspinquid (approx. 4.9 miles away); Civil War Soldiers Monument (approx. 5 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 5 miles away); World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Era Veterans Memorial (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ogunquit.
Also see . . . David von Schlegell.
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Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 11, 2024
2. David von Schlegell marker with "Spring Fragment".
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3. David von Schlegell
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2024. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on April 17, 2025. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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