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Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904)  

Aliases: Martin Johnson Heed
Professions: Bird painter; Painter; Naval painter; Landscape painter; Porträtmaler; Still life painter; Flower painter

Biography

(b Lumberville, PA, 11 Aug 1819; d St Augustine, FL, 4 Sept 1904). American painter. He began as a portrait painter, working in a primly selfconscious and laboured limner tradition; among his portraits are a small number of real distinction, such as the Portrait of a Man Holding a Cane (1851; priv. col.). As with Fitz Hugh Lane, whose career suggests points of contact with Heade, his work was meticulous and restrained in handling and ... (view more)

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Literature: Books and Other References on Heade

'The Life and Work of Martin Johnson Heade: A Critical Analysis and Catalogue Raisonne'
by Theodore E. Stebbins
'Martin Johnson Heade'
by Theodore E. Stebbins
'Martin Johnson Heade in Florida'
by Roberta Smith Favis, Martin Johnson Heade

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Web Resources with information about Heade - 6

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National Gallery of Art - Martin Johnson Heade: Introduction
NGA | John Wilmerding Collection | 11
Martin Johnson Heade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Collections: American: American Landscapes (Bowdoin Art Museum)
Cleveland Museum of Art - Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819 - 1904)