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John La Farge

The Great Pali

Maker

John La Farge (American, 1835-1910)

Title

The Great Pali

Year

1890

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

oil paint

Supports

Dimensions

30.5 x 26.7 cm (12 x 10 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.397

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

An American Idyll
19th-Century Paintings and Decorative Arts
Apr 06, 2007 – Jan 06, 2008
After Eden
The Rise and Reform of American Art, 1840-1910
Apr 26, 1996 – Dec 29, 1996
From the Reserve IV
Nineteenth-Century American Painting
Jul 22, 1994 – Oct 02, 1994
Romanticism and Revival
Nineteenth-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Dec 04, 1992 – Jun 26, 1993
The Ocean
Aug 17, 1990 – Oct 07, 1990

Label copy

From the Great Pali is a result of LaFarge's trip in 1890-91 with the historian Henry Adams to the South Seas, which included visits to Hawaii, Tahiti, and Samoa. The Great Pali is a volcanic mountain pass which rises 994 feet above the valley of Nuuanu behind Honolulu, where LaFarge and Adams stayed while in Hawaii. Adams described the vista from the Great Pali as "one of the most beautiful views in the world" as it stretches over the volcanic mountains to the shimmering ocean beyond.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

John La Farge (American, 1835-1910)
The Great Pali, 1890
Oil on wood panel
30.5 x 26.7 cm (12 x 10 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.397

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