An American Artist In The South Seas by John La Farge 1987

The American artist John La Farge preceded Gauguin to the Pacific, and in their time his reputation as the modern Pacific painter far overshadowed that of the Frenchman. This remarkable work is the record of a year-long artistic odyssey through the South Seas, during which La Farge braved the volcanoes of Hawaii, visited Robert Louis Stevenson in Samoa, was adopted by a noble Tahitian family, and journeyed through the wild hills of Fiji. Painting and sketching lyrical studies of island life won him acclaim in the salons of Europe and America.

Lavishly illustrated with his work, this account of the Polynesian adventures that La Farge shared with his friend the historian Henry Adams is an important contribution to the literary and artistic heritage of the Pacific and a revealing insight into the life of a complex and fascinating man.  La Farge (1835-1910) was the first American artist to gain recognition in European circles, where his work in many artistic mediums won him acclaim as a Renaissance man.

Title: An American Artist In The South Seas 
Author: John La Farge (1835-1910 was the first American artist to gain recognition in European circles, where his work in many artistic mediums won him acclaim as a Renaissance man)
Publisher: KPI Ltd. 
Publication Date: 1987 
Editor: Kaori O'Connor 
Binding: Trade paperback
Illustrations: Black and white photo reproductions of some his works 
Language: English 
Pages: 480 
ISBN 0 7103 0256-8 
Measures approximately: 9 x 6 x 1 1/2 inches (23 x 15 x 4 cm.) 
Condition of the book: Please see the images 
Interests: Biography, Autobiography, Artist  
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