Art of Peaceable Living Mystery Cache
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This geocache is dedicated to the local "American naive" (folk) artist Edward Hicks, and to the theme of his most famous set of works, known as "Peaceable Kingdom." Nearby locations associated with Mr. Hicks' life serve as clues to solve this simple puzzle. However, all clues needed are not at these locations: if you want to find in one excursion, prior internet or library research advised!
"The highest art a man can practice in his community is the art of peaceable living." -Edward Hicks
"The wolf shall with the lambkin dwell in peace,
His grim carnivorous thirst for blood shall cease,
The beauteous leopard with his restless eye,
Shall by the kid in perfect stillness lie;
The calf, the fatling and the lion wild,
Shall all be led by one sweet little child."
-Edward Hicks
Born in nearby Attleborough (now Langhorne), Edward Hicks was raised by a Quaker family after his mother died. He lived most of his life in Newtown. He learned painting and lettering as an apprentice to a coachmaker, later going into business as a coach, house and sign painter (for an example of the last, see the nearby "Bird-in-Hand" sign replica on South State Street in Newtown). Influenced by his Quaker upbringing, he became a Quaker minister.
Though Edward Hicks did not receive formal training as an artist, he began to paint creatively to Quaker-inspired themes. William Penn's peace treaty with the Indians is featured in the background of many of the Peaceable Kingdom series as an example of peaceable living manifested. In the foreground, a child sits peacefully with animals including a lion and a lamb, depicting Isaiah's biblical prophecy (Isaiah 11:6-9). They successfully evoke the mood intended even though "technically unsophisticated."
Some of Edward Hicks’ works are in local (and national) museums; others sell for high price tags (several million dollars at auctions, according to one source). A Pennsylvania State House resolution proclaimed April 26th as Edward Hicks Day.
There are other local sites and geocaches associated with Edwards Hicks, Peaceable Kingdom or Penn’s Treaty. A nearby one is the little Newtown park/playground in which stands a Peaceable Kingdom statue (see geocache GC19EWP).
Container is at
N 40 13.ABC
W 074 56.DEF
A = N 40 13.MXX W 074 56.NXX Take the coordinates M and N to be found if you stood at (or near) the driveway entrance to the place of worship Edward Hicks co-founded in 1815 (present building constructed 1817). A = M+N.
BC = Year of Edward Hicks' birth: 17BC
D = Last digit in the street address of Edward Hicks' last home (in Newtown)
E= The town of Edward Hicks' birth was named Attleborough at the time (now Langhorne). Prior to the name Attleborough, it bore another name. The first part of that name is actually a number. Double that number to determine E.
F= Number of letters in the first name of the organization that placed the plaque at (cache coordinates) N 40 13.747 W 074 56.264
SAFETY FIRST! The container is not meant to be difficult to locate once you have the coordinates. The container is a small (snap and lock) plastic box on flat ground; no need to endanger yourself by standing on any street or stepping over a barrier to non-flat ground; no need to search or touch anything appearing even remotely electrical. Thank you and enjoy.
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