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Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
Illustration from Noa Noa (subtitled Voyagede TahitI)
facsimile edition of the original illustrated manuscript compiled 1895-96 watercolour
Rex Nan Kivell Collection

Paul Gauguin went to Tahiti in the 1890s, leaving his wife and family to devote his life to art. He lived there, with only a brief return to France, until his death in 1903 and produced many images of Tahiti and its people. This watercolour of a Tahitian house in its lush tropical setting is typical of the many drawings and paintings in the manuscript. The liveliness and variety of these quick sketches demonstrate the artistic inspiration he found in the idyllic environment. The original of Noa Noawas presented to the Louvre Museum in 1925.

 

January 1999 Volume IX Number 4

PARADISE AND NOBLE SAVAGES

Honore Forster traces the origins of European fascination with the South Pacific. .. the siren call of waving palms, sandy beaches, dusky maidens ... from the National Library's collections

REACHING OUT

Diana Giese interviews the Acting Director of Public Outreach in the National Library to introduce the exciting activities and plans for Outreach programs

A DISTINGUISHED BUILDING

Dr Suzanne Rickard takes a look at the outer shell of the National Library building as well as its inner workings

THE CENTURY AT A GLANCE

Barry York looks at the Commonwealth Year Books, an important source of facts, statistics and comparisons for researchers in many fields

THE TICHBORNE CONNECTION

The notorious Tichborne case from the mid-nineteenth century is just one of the interesting topics in the Rex Nan Kivell Collection. Lisa Wilkinson has hunted down the elusive details

FRIENDS

A regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National Library of Australia

NLA PUBLICATIONS

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