Noah's Ark in Kentucky

I was just writing about the American Printing for the blind museum in Kentucky, when I came across Noah's Ark.

Here's Noah's Ark in Kentucky.

I am sceptical about the supposed sites for Noah's Ark and its supposed size. I think of the humorous remark by Mark Twain, that there a

That said, Noah's Ark was an entrancing story I head in my childhood and like many people I am fascinated by it. I an enjoy the painted image of Noah's ark, a wooden toy for children, and a huge toy for tourists.

Here'a a picture of Noah's Ark from the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA.

Artist	Edward Hicks, American, 1780 - 1849 (1780 - 1849) – Artist/Maker (American) Born in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States. Dead in Newtown, Pennsylvania, United States. Details of artist on Google Art Project
Title	Noah's Ark
Object type	painting
Genre	religious art
Date	1846
Medium	oil on canvas English: Oil on canvas
Dimensions	Height: 668.78 mm (26.32 ″); Width: 772.67 mm (30.42 ″)
Collection	Philadelphia Museum of Art
Accession number	1950-92-7
Notes	More info at museum site
Source/Photographer	aQFz9qNv8QS26Q at Google Cultural Institutemaximum zoom level

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When I was researching Armenia I discovered the story that Noah's ark had arrived there. Al fascinating stuff.

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