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Photo of collection object Girls Carrying a Canoe, Vaiala in Samoa — La Farge, John. Girls Carrying a Canoe, Vaiala in Samoa, 1891. Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper, 17 15/16 x 21 7/8 in. (45.6 x 55.6 cm). Purchase, Mrs. Arthur Hays Sulzberger Gift, in memory of Mr. Arthur Hays Sulzberger, 1970, (Photo: The Met)

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Girls Carrying a Canoe, Vaiala in Samoa

1891

John La Farge

American, New York 1835–1910 Providence, Rhode Island

The American Wing

Original Source

Maker/Artist: La Farge, John
Formatted Medium: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper
Medium: watercolor, gouache, graphite, off-white, wove, paper
Dimensions: 17 15/16 x 21 7/8 in. (45.6 x 55.6 cm)
Departments: The American Wing
Credit Line: Purchase, Mrs. Arthur Hays Sulzberger Gift, in memory of Mr. Arthur Hays Sulzberger, 1970

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