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Artist(s): John La Farge (New York, NY, Mar 31, 1835 - Nov 14, 1910, Providence, RI)
Title: Spearing Fish, Samoa
Date: c. 1892–1893
Dimensions: 16 3/8 in. x 23 3/4 in. (41.59 cm x 60.33 cm)
Medium: Watercolor and opaque watercolor on paper
Credit Line: Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, Museum purchase, 1937.11

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Themes: MLC Portfolio: Race and Otherness

Exhibition History

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

American Watercolors, The Museum of Modern Art Gallery of Washington, 1/17/1938 - 2/6/1938
A History of American Watercolor Painting, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1/27/1942 - 2/25/1942
American Watercolor and Winslow Homer, Walker Art Center, 2/27/1945 - 8/19/1945
19th Century American Masters, Milwaukee Art Institute, 2/20/1948 - 3/28/1948
John LaFarge, 1835-1910, William Macbeth Gallery (William Macbeth, Inc.), 4/15/1948 - 5/15/1948
Landmarks in American Art, 1670-1950, American Federation of Arts, 2/25/1953 - 3/28/1953
A Change of Sky, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 3/4/1960 - 4/3/1960
Americans Abroad, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 8/7/1960 - 9/15/1960
Connecticut College Exhibition, Connecticut College, 9/15/1963 - 9/29/1963
Now and Then: The Collector's Changing Taste, Governor Dummer Academy, 10/29/1964 - 12/15/1964
Selections from Collection of the Addison Gallery of American Art, Northfield School, 12/28/1964 - 3/15/1965
Artist Friends and Neighbors, The Saint-Gaudens Memorial, 7/4/1965 - 8/7/1965
John La Farge Retrospective, Graham Gallery, 5/4/1966 - 6/10/1966
Watercolors from the Permanent Collection, Addison Gallery of American Art, 11/8/1974 - 12/15/1974
South Sea Paintings of John La Farge, Peabody Essex Museum, 2/1/1978 - 5/1/1978
American Impressionism, Addison Gallery of American Art, 2/13/1981 - 3/8/1981
Ligonier Triennial Art Show - 1983, The Ligonier Valley Library, 7/16/1983 - 7/31/1983
At Work and Play: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Addison Gallery of American Art, 5/15/1987 - 7/31/1987
John LaFarge: Watercolors and Drawings, The Hudson River Museum, 10/28/1990 - 8/11/1991
Ideas and Notations: Masterworks on Paper from the Addison Collection, Addison Gallery of American Art, 4/10/1992 - 8/2/1992
Addison Gallery of American Art: 65 Years, Addison Gallery of American Art, 4/13/1996 - 7/31/1996
Pleasures of Spring, Addison Gallery of American Art, 4/18/1997 - 5/11/1997
Place and Perceptions, Addison Gallery of American Art, 4/16/2002 - 7/31/2002
On Paper: Masterworks from the Addison Collection, Addison Gallery of American Art, 2/1/2003 - 4/6/2003
Mix and Match: A Conversation between Paintings and Works on Paper, Addison Gallery of American Art, 1/23/2007 - 4/8/2007
Natural Selections, Addison Gallery of American Art, 9/14/2013 - 3/16/2014
In Tandem: Inspirations and Collaborations, Addison Gallery of American Art, 9/12/2015 - 1/3/2016
Color and Light: Watercolors from the Collection, Addison Gallery of American Art, 9/15/2017 - 10/15/2017

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