Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Boston, MA 617.267.9300 www.mfa.org Martin Johnson Heade Martin Johnson Heade, organized by and premiering at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston from September 29, 1999 through January 17, 2000, is a landmark exhibition that sheds new light on one of America's most original artists. This exhibition has been organized by Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., Chair the Art of the ...

MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE 1819-1904 Salt Marsh Hay, c. 1865 Oil on canvas, 13 X 26 (33.02 x 66.04 cm.) Signed, lower left Museum purchase, 955-0-121 The marsh is a unique landscape, and Martin Johnson Heade made it his special province. Why and how he did gives us an insight into the turbulent state of the nation in the Civil War period and its aftermath. Salt Marsh Hay is one of just a handful of ...