Jersey Meadows

Martin Johnson Heade, artist

1819–1904

Jersey Meadows, 1875–1880

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: canvas; oil

Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 29.2 x 61 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 11 1/2 x 24 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 15 3/4 x 27 1/2 x 2 in

Credit line: Bequest of Edith Clarke

Accession number: 1958.0037

Not on display

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The salt marsh grass seen in Jersey Meadows was a prized commodity. It would be cut and stacked by farmers and collected via flat-bottomed boats called gundalows during periods of flooding-or via draft animals when the boggy ground had frozen in winter. Although marshland in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey was a favorite theme for Heade, his true subjects were light and atmosphere, with particular emphasis on how they were affected by the time of day and weather conditions, especially rain.

Exhibition Label:
"This Land," Mar-2014, Kate Meyer
The salt marsh grass seen in Jersey Meadows was a prized commodity. It would be cut and stacked by farmers and collected via flat-bottomed boats called gundalows during periods of flooding-or via draft animals when the boggy ground had frozen in winter. Although marshland in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey was a favorite theme for Heade, his true subjects were light and atmosphere, with particular emphasis on how they were affected by the time of day and weather conditions, especially rain.

Archive Label 1999:
Although marshes of the eastern United States were a favorite theme for Heade, his true subjects were light and atmosphere and how they were affected by the time of day and weather conditions, especially rain. He was fascinated by the misty calm after a shower, the movement of clouds, and their effect on light. This painting is in the artist’s characteristic horizontal format, which facilitates a panoramic view.