A Delaware Public Archives historical marker honoring the late Jack Lewis will be unveiled Wednesday, Oct. 17, in front of the Bridgeville Public Library, South Cannon Street, Bridgeville.

Lewis was an artist, writer and teacher. His paintings of area scenes are still admired and collected by many, and still adorn several public buildings and banks.

Jack Lewis grew up in Baltimore and came to Delaware in 1936 to paint for the Civilian Conservation Corps. He lived in Bridgeville for 40 years and taught in the Bridgeville School District and at the Dover Air Force Base. In later years, he gave art classes in Bridgeville and at the correctional center in Georgetown. In 1996, director David Petersen made a film about his life in Bridgeville, “If You Lived Here You Would Be Home Now.”

In 1998, Lewis and his wife, Dorothy, moved from Bridgeville to Maine to be near their daughter. He died there in 2012. He was just a few days short of being 100 years old.

Sen. Tom Carper, who as governor wrote a forward to Lewis' book, “A Brush With Fate,” said, in a statement following Lewis’ death, that he "was a giant among artists in Delaware and beyond. He lived a long and very full life and was just a wonderful human being.”

A ceremony will start at noon. A light lunch will be served in the library following the ceremony. The film “If You Lived Here You Would Be Home Now” will be shown during lunch. In addition, visitors will be able to see the Lewis mural that is in the library that features characters from children’s books. To commemorate the new marker, a display of Lewis’ work will hang in the library through October. Also on display will be newspaper clippings and other information about Lewis.

For more information about the event, call Howard Hardesty at 337-8595. For information about the art display, or to arrange to lend a painting or other item for the display, call Joanne Jones at 302-337-8812.