DEMUTH MUSEUM
120 E King St, 717-299-9940
Charles Demuth
About:
A master watercolorist and pioneer of the Precisionist style, Charles Demuth (1883-1935) was an early American Modern artist and a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The Demuth Museum was established in 1981 in his former home and studio.
Today, the Demuth Museum offers a unique experience of Demuth’s artistic life and groundbreaking works through its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs that explore Demuth’s legacy.
Visitors can also enjoy the Demuth gardens, planted with many of the same flowers cultivated by the artist’s mother and featured in his renowned floral works.
2025 Spring ARTWalk
In Good Company: Demuth Invitational
Community played a central role in Charles Demuth’s life. His social network extended far beyond Lancaster County to the most prominent and celebrated voices in the avant-garde artistic circles of the early twentieth century. From crowded underground jazz clubs to portraits, both formal and in his poster portrait style, Demuth often portrayed his friends in his work. We invited local artists to use the theme of friendship as inspiration to create new work in this special exhibition.
Between Worlds: Voices of Migration and Passage
Between Worlds: Voices of Migration and Passage is an exhibition that brings together 8 local artists, who, through their work, explore the profound emotional and physical journey that migration entails. Each step along the way feels like a dull crackling, a distant tearing at the roots of the land that is no longer home, that is no longer theirs. Migration is not just the movement of the body; it is the crossing of distances that embed themselves in the skin, the gaze, and the art.
Community played a central role in Charles Demuth’s life. His social network extended far beyond Lancaster County to the most prominent and celebrated voices in the avant-garde artistic circles of the early twentieth century. From crowded underground jazz clubs to portraits, both formal and in his poster portrait style, Demuth often portrayed his friends in his work. We invited local artists to use the theme of friendship as inspiration to create new work in this special exhibition.