Demuth Museum
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Demuth Museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
, USA, is a museum of paintings by Charles Demuth
(1883–1935) located in his former studio and home.
The museum offers a rotating view of a permanent collection which includes 27 Charles Demuth originals as well as artists and works that present a Demuth connection in the areas of theme, technique and epoch. Two recent exhibitions have featured Demuth contemporaries Alfred H. Maurer and Lyonel Feininger
.
In addition to 10,000 annual visitors, the museum is regarded as an education center for students and scholars who access the archives and library for research purposes.
Admission is free. Every first weekend in June is the annual Demuth garden tour, which includes the Victorian
garden at the museum, and about twenty other town and country gardens from which Demuth drew inspiration.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
, USA, is a museum of paintings by Charles Demuth
Charles Demuth
Charles Demuth was an American watercolorist who turned to oils late in his career, developing a style of painting known as Precisionism....
(1883–1935) located in his former studio and home.
The museum offers a rotating view of a permanent collection which includes 27 Charles Demuth originals as well as artists and works that present a Demuth connection in the areas of theme, technique and epoch. Two recent exhibitions have featured Demuth contemporaries Alfred H. Maurer and Lyonel Feininger
Lyonel Feininger
Lyonel Charles Feininger was a German-American painter, and a leading exponent of Expressionism. He also worked as a caricaturist and comic strip artist.-Life and work:...
.
In addition to 10,000 annual visitors, the museum is regarded as an education center for students and scholars who access the archives and library for research purposes.
Admission is free. Every first weekend in June is the annual Demuth garden tour, which includes the Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
garden at the museum, and about twenty other town and country gardens from which Demuth drew inspiration.