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The Peaceable Kingdom

The Peaceable Kingdom

c. 1816–18
(American, 1780–1849)
Unframed: 47.6 x 59.7 cm (18 3/4 x 23 1/2 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Hicks painted more than 60 versions of the Peaceable Kingdom, and this example is likely the first.
  • Hayhurst Family, Lambertville, NJ; Lewis's Antique Shop (Lewis Steinberg and David Y. Ellinger), Hatboro, PA [dealer]; John E. Abbott, New York, NY; Edith Gregor Halpert (The Downtown Gallery), New York, NY [dealer]; Valentine Galleries, New York, NY [dealer]
  • Schwartz, Sanford. On Edward Hicks. (Seattle, WA: 2021). Mentioned PP. 89-90, 92, 102-104, 146; reproduced P. 89, 103 (detail)
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 531 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 184 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 184 archive.org
  • The Kingdoms of Edward Hicks. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Williamsburg, VA (February 5-September 5, 1999); Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA (October 10, 1999-January 2, 2000); Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO (February 5-April 30, 2000); Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY (June 3-September 4, 2000); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA (September 24, 2000-January 7, 2001).
    Williamsburg, VA, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, The Kingdoms of Edward Hicks (5 February-5 September 1999); traveled to Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art (10 October 1999-2 January 2000); to Denver, Denver Art Museum (5 February-30 April 2000); to new York, NYSHA Fenimore Museum (3 June-6 September 2000); to San Francisco, Folk Art Museum of San Francisco and de Young (24 September 2000-7 January 2001), illus. no. 28, p. 52, dated 1816-1818; details illus. nos. 79, 80, p. 91, no. 81, p. 92, listed in checklist, no. 1, p. 189.
    Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, American Folk Art from the Traditional to the Naive (4 October-24 December 1978); illus. cat. no. 57, p. 86.
    New York, NY, Andrew Crispo Gallery, Edward Hicks: A Gentle Spirit (text by Eleanore Price Mather), (May 16-June 28 1975).
    The Hand and the Spirit: Religious Art in America 1700 - 1900. University of California, Berkeley. University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA (organizer) (June 28-August 27, 1972); National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, DC (September 29-November 15, 1972); The Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX (December 10, 1972-January 14, 1973); Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN (February 20-April 15, 1973).
    Berkeley, University of California Art Museum, The Hand and the Spirit: Religious Art in America 1700-1900 (28 June-27 August 1972); traveled to Washington, DC, National Collection of Fine Arts (29 September-5 November 1972); to Dallas, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (10 December 1972-14 January 1973); to Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art (20 February-15 April 1973); cat. no. 37; not illustrated; dated c. 1820-1830.
    Four Pennsylvania Self-Taught Artists: Edward Hicks, Joseph Pickett, John Kane, Horace Pippin. Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA (organizer) (October 21-December 4, 1966); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (January 6-February 19, 1967).
    Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, Hicks, Kane, Pippin: Three Self-Taught Pennsylvania Artists (21 October-4 December 1966); traveled to Washington, DC, The Corcoran Gallery of Art (6 January -19 February 1967); illus. cat. no. 1, dates the work c. 1820.
    Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Art Museum, Animals, Real and Imaginary (15 November-1 March 1960)
    Williamsburg, VA, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, Edward Hicks 1780-184 9: A Special Exhibition Devoted to His Life and Work (30 September-30 October 1960), illus. cat. no. 5, p. 10.
    Works of Edward Hicks. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Williamsburg, VA, Williamsburg, VA (organizer) (September 1-October 31, 1960).
    Oberlin, OH, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Anniversary Exhibition of Oberlin College (15-30 October 1958).
    In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-April 7, 1958).
    Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Art Museum, Rediscoveries in American Painting (3 October-6 November 1955), cat. no. 55, listed p. 26, not illus.
    Primitive Art and Folk Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 15-May 15, 1951).
    Akron, OH, Akron Art Institute, 40 American Painters: A Survey of American Painting from Colonial to Modern Times (December, 1945), illus. cat. no. 6.
    Philadelphia, Friends Historical Association (1944).
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