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An Image of Peace: The Penn Treaty
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin
One day, during the period of the Vietnam war, I was viewing a painting by Edward Hicks entitled Penn's Treaty. I suddenly realized that this nineteenth-century folk artist's interest in the Treaty legend, and his many versions of that subject, were a significant indication of man's desire for peace. Knowing the painting had been inspired by an eighteenth-century print after Benjamin West's famous painting of 1771, I wondered how many other artists and artisans were inspired by the same subject … -- Vivian O. Potamkin, 1975 Mr. and Mrs. Potamkin discovered the picture of Penn's Treaty held meaning for other people. Viewing the image of Penn's Treaty you may see a picture of promise, compromise, despair, or devastation. Perhaps you will also discover an image of peace. Edward Hicks, a Bucks County Quaker, made a living painting signs and coaches. A split within the Quaker faith inspired him to paint several scenes based on the Biblical passage, "the lion shall lay down with the lamb." He soon added an image of Native Americans meeting with William Penn in the background. Both his religious heritage and local history likely influenced Hicks to paint the image of Penn's Treaty. |
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