Name/Title
Martin Johnson Heade in FloridaEntry/Object ID
Library.1021Description
xii, 142 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 x 26 cm
Martin Johnson Heade in Florida by Roberta Favis.
"Roberta Favis tells the story of the last two decades of the life and artistic career of Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904), when the peripatetic painter settled permanently in St. Augustine, Florida. Providing generous illustrations in both black and white" Annotation.Providing generous illustrations in both black and white and color, she reassesses his career and importance by focusing on this late period of his work and looking more closely at his local context and the contemporary issues particular to the state that became his home. The history of Heade's career in Florida is, like many Florida stories, a complicated interplay between the forces of tourism and development and the rich natural beauty of the state. Favis closely examines Heade's relation to the development of tourism in St. Augustine and uses his writings to show his sometimes conflicting attitudes toward development and conservation. He artistically celebrated the beauties of the state being touted as "the new Eden," but he was an active participant in the projects of Henry Flagler to transform St. Augustine into a mecca for northern tourists, while his writings expressed concern that the pristine environment and its inhabitants were already threatened. In words and in pictures, Heade spoke of the vitality, beauty, and the fragility of Florida. Combining his biography, art, and writing, Favis captures and early chapter in the history of art in Florida and brings to light an early and compelling advocate for the preservation of the state's natural riches. ... Adapted from jacket.
Contents: Introduction: Who Will Paint Florida? -- Martin Johnson Heade and the National Landscape -- Searching for the Fountain of Youth: Heade and Flagler in St. Augustine -- Mementos from the "Land of Flowers" -- Poet of Wetlands/Prophet of Conservation.Collection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Heade, Martin Johnson, -- 1819-1904 -- Criticism and interpretation., Florida -- In art.Publication Details
Author
Favis, Roberta Smith, 1946 -Publisher
University Press of FloridaPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
Gainesville, FLCall No.
ND 237.H39 F38 2003ISBN
081302661x