Encounters With Paradise

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Since the beginning of the era of European exploration in the Pacific, in the late eighteenth century, the Hawaiian Islands have been the subject of literally thousands of paintings, prints, and drawings. In this unprecedented survey, author David W. Forbes frames the context in which visiting and resident artists experienced and portrayed the islands, and presents a selection of their finest renderings. The artworks create a revealing continuum of the dramatic changes affecting Hawaii and its people over a period of more than 160 years. Colour illustrations. The jacket has small tears along the top edges.

17.99 GBP