Edward Hicks papers in the Quaker Collection, Haveford College
name: label: Creator
content: Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849
label: Names
content: Smedley, Jeffry
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Pennsylvania
label: Occupation
content: Self-taught artists -- Pennsylvania
label: Occupation
content: Clergy -- Pennsylvania
label: Topic
content: Folk art
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed with other art-related papers in the Quaker Collection as part of the Archives of American Art's Philadelphia project.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Primitive artist Edward Hicks was deeply religious, he later became an active Quaker preacher.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 10 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1826-[ca. 1980]
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hickedwa
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3898 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in: The Quaker Collection, Haverford College Library, Haverford, Pa.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A letter from Hicks to his "beloved friend" Jeffry Smedley, October 24, 1826, regarding a chair furnished for Smedley, and one July 24, 1827 regarding religious matters; a sermon by Hicks, April 18, 1834; clippings about Hicks and sale of his works (c. 1980) and reproductions of his works.