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John La Farge

The Great Pali, 1890

Description

Maker

Title

The Great Pali

Year

1890

Medium

Oil on wood panel

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.397

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Ocean

August 17 - October 7, 1990

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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