Notebook on Hummingbirds

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Object Details

Creator

Heade, Martin Johnson, 1819-1904

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 note : handwritten ; 10 x 10 cm.

Summary

This notebook contains a draft introduction to "Gems of Brazil" which would have been written circa 1864, following a trip to Brazil. Heade left Brazil for London in early 1864, where he tried to publish his book, but abandoned the idea and left England in 1865. Entries later in the notebook, including references to "game monopolies" and painting sales, seem related to events in 1881.
Only selected pages are displayed here. To view this item online in its entirety, see Series 1, Box 1, Folder 9 of the Martin Johnson Heade papers.

Citation

Martin Johnson Heade. Notebook on Hummingbirds, circa 1864, circa 1881. Martin Johnson Heade papers, 1853-1904. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

U.S. public domain

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

circa 1864, circa 1881

Record number

(DSI-AAA)422

Type

Writings

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Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Animals

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_422