Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Charles Demuth

Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008

1. Charles Demuth Marker

Inscription. Born in Lancaster, Nov. 8, 1883. Demuth achieved international fame for his precise modernist paintings including "My Egypt" and "I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold." He traveled in the U.S. and abroad but resided after 1889 in this house. Here he died in 1935.

Erected 1983 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 8, 1877.

Location. 40° 2.298′ N, 76° 18.176′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on E. King Street 0.1 miles east of Duke Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 118 E King Street, Lancaster PA 17603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Wharton, Jr. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas Mifflin, Esq. (about 300 feet away); Lancaster County (about 300 feet away); The Evangelic Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity (about 300 feet away);

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Henry E. Muhlenberg (about 400 feet away); George Ross (about 500 feet away); First Presbyterian Church (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Charles Demuth. A brief overview of the artist's life and work. (Submitted on January 6, 2022, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Demuth Residence image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008

2. Demuth Residence

Now occupied as the Demuth Museum.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,589 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 6, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.