Edward Hicks, Noah's Ark

Edward Hicks, Noah’s Ark

Edward Hicks,is known as an early “folk art” painter. He was born April 4, 1780 and died August 23, 1849. He is originally from Attleborough Pennsylvania which is now known as Langorne Pennsylvania. The American Revolutionary War impacted his life and was about to tear his family apart. His mother died when he was 18 months old His grandfather, Gilbert Hicks, had already fled northward (eventually to Nova Scotia) at the outbreak of the war. and his father, a British loyalist would soon also flee, to New York City, due to a royal appointment in local government that he felt threatened his safety. Hicks found love among the Quakers a spiritual home. As he grew up he was recognized as a minister and, like other
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He also is known to have created more than fifty versions of The Peaceable Kingdom, based on a prophecy of Isaiah, known in the bible. In 1846 one of the subjects of Hicks interest was Noah’s Art a story told from people young and old. The painting’s setting is beautifully depicted by the way Hick used contrast, linear perspective, proportion, scale change and the horizon line. The focal point of the painting is the vast ship that was used in the harboring of the animals. The contrast shown in the colors of the clouds in comparison to the rest of the sky tell the audience that a destructive storm is coming. Hick uses placement for the boat and hills creating an illusion of 3D. There is also a prominent scale change when looking at the size of the birds flying and landing in the window of the boat, and the horses on the dirt path in line. Hick in the painting depicted this scene in the most literal sense. The story of Noah’s Ark tells of two of every species were going to be saved by the powerful storm that would overcome the earth. The animals in the painting are in a peaceful and organized fashion in one line marching two by two. The painting shows the scene in a fairytale, dreamy manner. The animals are not acting in a panic or chaotic way and appear to be well aware of what is going on. He kept his audience