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Heade, Martin JohnsonThe Democratic Ideal: The Mid-Nineteenth Century

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Thorntails, Brazil
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Artwork Facts

Martin Johnson Heade

1819-1904
Thorntails, Brazil
circa 1863-65
oil on canvas
12 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches
signature inscribed on reverse
Museum purchase
1992.15
Mansion: After the Civil War (Gallery 5)

Analysis

Martin Johnson Heade was one of several landscape artists who painted the exotic landscape of South America. This painting of a thorntail, indicates his own fascination with hummingbirds as well as a national interest in these lush tropical lands.