Samoa, 1890 Artist: John La Farge (American, 1835–1910, M.A. (Hon.) 1896)

1890

Prints and Drawings

By appointment, Duffy Study Room

Medium

Graphite drawings throughout; black leatherette cover with marbled flyleafs: 77 leaves (one torn out), 59 filled

Dimensions

7.461 × 11.9 cm (2 15/16 × 4 11/16 in.) (closed sketchbook)
sheet: 6.985 × 11.589 cm (2 3/4 × 4 9/16 in.) (single page)
seat: 6.985 × 23.178 cm (2 3/4 × 9 1/8 in.) (open spread)

Credit Line

Everett V. Meeks, B.A. 1901, Fund

Accession Number

2005.64.51

Geography

Made in United States

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Books

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Bibliography

  • Lisa Hodermarsky et al., John La Farge's Second Paradise: Voyages in the South Seas, 1890–1891, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2010), 102, 191–93, 215, no. 56, fig. 135–38.

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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