Northern Liberties in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

David Bustill Bowser

(1820-1900)

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2015

1. David Bustill Bowser Marker

Inscription. A self-taught Black artist, Bowser, who lived here, began his career as a landscape, sign emblem, and banner painter. He also painted portraits including several of Lincoln and one of abolitionist John Brown.

Erected 1991 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 39° 57.607′ N, 75° 8.716′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Northern Liberties. It is on N. 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 481 N 4th Street, Philadelphia PA 19123, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. 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

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(Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: VFW Post 389 Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sixth, Eleventh and Twelfth Wards World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The German Society of Pennsylvania (approx. ¼ mile away); Old York Road (approx. ¼ mile away); African Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away); The Poes in Philadelphia (approx. ¼ mile away); Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Augustine's (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Also see . . . David Bustill Bowser - ExplorePAhistory.com. (Submitted on April 30, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2015

2. David Bustill Bowser Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 795 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.