St. Clair - Superior in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Artistic Traditions

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026

1. Artistic Traditions Marker

Inscription.

“I was tired and sleeping on my idle bed and imagined all work had ceased. In the morning I woke up and found my garden full with wonders of flowers."
- Rabindranath Tagore

"To be present, as I have been, at a 'chamber music' recital by Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan, each goading the other to new heights of invention, is an experience more magical than any in the world. One is in the presence of creation."
- Yehudi Menuhin

India's artistic traditions date back to the Indus Valley civilization, c. 2500 BC. A rich visual arts culture is exemplified by the Ajanta and Ellora caves, Konark and Mahabalipuram temples, the Taj Mahal, Chola era bronze sculptures, and paintings of the Rajput courts. Indian dance boasts several forms including Bharatnatyam and Odissi. Carnatic and Hindustani styles are two from the vast musical tradition. The native languages have their own literary and poetic heritage.

Composers Thyagaraja and Miyan Tansen, musicians M.S. Su Alakshmi, Ravi Shankar, and Zakir Hussain, conductor Zubin Mehta, writers Rabindranath Tagore and Kabir, painter Raja Ravi Varma, and filmmaker Satyajit Ray are icons in their fields.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 2500 BCE.

Location.

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41° 31.417′ N, 81° 37.436′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in St. Clair - Superior. 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: 1190 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Cleveland OH 44108, 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Federation of India Community Association (here, next to this marker); Legacy (here, next to this marker); Leadership (a few steps from this marker); Universal Brotherhood (a few steps from this marker); Modern India (a few steps from this marker); Connections (a few steps from this marker); James Mercer Langston Hughes (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026

2. Artistic Traditions Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026

3. Artistic Traditions 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 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 18, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.