Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904) was the first artist of national repute to make a permanent home in Florida, where he spent the last two decades of his life and artistic career. In Martin Johnson Heade in Florida, Roberta Favis focuses on this late period of his work, looking more closely at his local context and the contemporary issues particular to the state that became his home.<BR>Combining Heade's biography, art, and writing, Favis captures a vital early chapter in the history of art in Florida. She also establishes the importance of Heade as an early and compelling advocate for the preservation of the state's precious natural resources.