Albany Township near Kempton in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ben Austrian

(1870-1921)

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

1. Ben Austrian Marker

Inscription. Born in Reading, this self-taught artist won international recognition for his paintings of barnyard and woodland creatures, still lifes, and landscapes. He was the creator of the famed Bon Ami chick. Ben Austrian had studios in Paris and Florida and at Mount Penn, but the place he loved most was "Clovelly-at-the-Pinnacle" nearby, where he died at the age of fifty-one. The artist is buried here.

Erected 1995 by Pennsylvania Historical & 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 series list.

Location. 40° 37.969′ N, 75° 53.53′ W. Marker is near Kempton, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is in Albany Township. Marker is on New Bethel Church Road. The marker is located at New Bethel Union Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 135 New Bethel Church Rd, Kempton PA 19529, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (approx. 5 miles away); The Hall of the Mountain King (approx. 5.3 miles away); a different marker also named Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (approx. 5.4 miles away); Fort Everett

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(approx. 5.7 miles away); Fort Franklin (approx. 6.2 miles away); World War II Honor Roll (approx. 6.8 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 7.1 miles away); Martin Kaercher Jr. (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kempton.

Also see . . .
1. Ben Austrian - Explore Pennsylvania. (Submitted on July 20, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. MarkerQuest - Ben Austrian. Further information about Ben Austrian's life and work. (Submitted on December 4, 2018, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

2. Ben Austrian Marker

New Bethel Union Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

3. New Bethel Union Church

Big birds on the Bethel Union Church bell tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

4. Big birds on the Bethel Union Church bell tower

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.