Edward Hicks - Newtown, Pennsylvania
Posted by: BruceS
N 40° 13.585 W 074° 56.088
18T E 505547 N 4452889
Historical marker commemorating the home of famed artist.
Waymark Code: WM49NC
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2008
Views: 41
Peaceable Kingdom
Edward Hicks
"Famed primitive artist. His subjects included farmscapes & Biblical scenes; he painted more than fifty versions of The Peaceable Kingdom, based on a prophecy of Isaiah. Also a coach & sign painter; a Quaker preacher. Lived here on Penn Street, 1821-49." ~ text of marker