Early Life, Family and Training Charles Demuth was born on November 8, 1883, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. When he was six years old, his family moved into an 18th-century house at 120 East King Street. This residence, which had previously functioned as a tavern, would remain his home for much of his life. His early years in Lancaster provided the foundational landscape that would later inform his specific visual interests. His formal education began at Franklin and Marshall Academy. From there, he moved into more specialized artistic training, attending Drexel University. His development cont…