John La Farge
American, 1835–1910
Siva with Siakumu Making Kava in Tofae's House
c. 1893
| Medium | watercolor and gouache, over graphite, on white wove paper |
| Dimensions | Overall: 18 9/16 x 23 3/4 in. (47.2 x 60.3 cm) |
| Object Number | 1966.3 |
| Acquisition | Gift of L. Bancel La Farge, 1966 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
John La Farge, Siva with Siakumu Making Kava in Tofae's House, c. 1893, watercolor and gouache, over graphite, on white wove paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of L Bancel La Farge, 1966.3
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Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New Accessions of Prints and Drawings, Summer 1968. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1968.
Salem (MA): Peabody Museum.. Exhibition of Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings by John LaFarge (1835-1910), from His Travels in the South Seas, 1890-1891. Feb. 1-May 1, 1978.
Yonkers (NY): Hudson River Museum.. John LaFarge: Watercolors and Drawings. Oct. 18, 1990-Jan. 6, 1991; Munson-Williams-Proctor, Utica, New York, Feb. 9-April 21, 1991; Terra Museum, Chicago, June 15-Aug. 11, 1991. Cat. by Barbara Bloemink, James Yarneil (The Printmore Press, New York).
Fischer, Diane P. Paris 1900: The "American School" at the Universal Exhibition. Exhibition catalogue. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2000.
Marshall B. Davidson.. The American Heritage History of the Writer's America.. American Heritage Publishers.. Fall 1973..
James Yarnell.. Recreation and Idleness: The Pacific Travels of John La Farge. (Exh.cat.). New York: Vance Jordan Fine Art, Inc.. 1998..
Hodermarsky, Elisabeth. John La Farge's Second Paradise: Voyages in the South Seas, 18901891. Exh. cat. New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery in association with Yale University Press, 2010.
