Glenville in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Nadežda Petrović

1873 - 1915

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026

1. Nadežda Petrović Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Most important Serbian female painter of the 20th century. Founder of the Serbian Circle of Sisters.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women.

Location. 41° 32.037′ N, 81° 37.848′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Glenville. It is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Junior Drive and East Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Junior Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 780 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Cleveland OH 44103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Milutin Milanković (a few steps from this marker); Judge George Fisher (within shouting distance of this marker); Desanka Maksimovich (within shouting distance of this marker); Jovan Ducic (within shouting distance of this marker); Novak Djokovic (within shouting distance of this marker); Union and League of Romanian Societies / United Romanian Societies Carpatina of Cleveland (approx. 0.2 miles away); The African American Cultural Garden (approx. 0.3 miles away); Universal Brotherhood (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026

2. Nadežda Petrović Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of the Serbian Cyrillic text. • Can you help?