id: 124414
accession number: 1945.38
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The Peaceable Kingdom, c. 1816–18. Edward Hicks (American, 1780–1849). Oil on canvas; unframed: 47.6 x 59.7 cm (18 3/4 x 23 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund 1945.38
title: The Peaceable Kingdom
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creation date: c. 1816–18
creation date earliest: 1816
creation date latest: 1818
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creditline: Gift of the Hanna Fund
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culture: America, 19th century
technique: oil on canvas
department: American Painting and Sculpture
collection: American - Painting
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Edward Hicks (American, 1780–1849) - artist
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measurements: Unframed: 47.6 x 59.7 cm (18 3/4 x 23 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Primitive Art and Folk Art
opening date: 1951-03-15T05:00:00
Primitive Art and Folk Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 15-May 15, 1951).
title: In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
opening date: 1958-03-04T05:00:00
In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-April 7, 1958).
title: Works of Edward Hicks
opening date: 1960-09-01T04:00:00
Works of Edward Hicks. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Williamsburg, VA, Williamsburg, VA (organizer) (September 1-October 31, 1960).
title: Four Pennsylvania Self-Taught Artists: Edward Hicks, Joseph Pickett, John Kane, Horace Pippin
opening date: 1966-10-21T04:00:00
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).
title: The Hand and the Spirit: Religious Art in America 1700 - 1900
opening date: 1972-06-28T04:00:00
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).
title: The Kingdoms of Edward Hicks
opening date: 1999-02-05T00:00:00
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).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Philadelphia, Friends Historical Association (1944).', 'opening_date': '1944-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Akron, OH, Akron Art Institute, 40 American Painters: A Survey of American Painting from Colonial to Modern Times (December, 1945), illus. cat. no. 6.', 'opening_date': '1945-12-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Art Museum, Rediscoveries in American Painting (3 October-6 November 1955), cat. no. 55, listed p. 26, not illus.', 'opening_date': '1955-10-03T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Oberlin, OH, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Anniversary Exhibition of Oberlin College (15-30 October 1958).', 'opening_date': '1958-10-15T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Art Museum, Animals, Real and Imaginary (15 November-1 March 1960)', 'opening_date': '1960-11-15T00:00:00'}
* {'description': '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.', 'opening_date': '1960-09-30T00:00:00'}
* {'description': '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.', 'opening_date': '1966-10-21T00:00:00'}
* {'description': '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.', 'opening_date': '1972-06-28T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'New York, NY, Andrew Crispo Gallery, Edward Hicks: A Gentle Spirit (text by Eleanore Price Mather), (May 16-June 28 1975).', 'opening_date': '1975-06-28T00:00:00'}
* {'description': '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.', 'opening_date': '1978-10-04T00:00:00'}
* {'description': '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.', 'opening_date': '1999-02-05T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
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]
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Schwartz, Sanford. On Edward Hicks. (Seattle, WA: 2021).
page number: Mentioned PP. 89-90, 92, 102-104, 146; reproduced P. 89, 103 (detail)
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 531
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n98
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 184
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n208
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 184
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n208
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IMAGES
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