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Stevenson South Sea Island Haunts Portrayed By Painter
A New York exhibition presents John J. Bentley’s paintings of Robert Louis Stevenson’s South Seas haunts at Vailima. The works depict his plantation home, the two houses merged by a porch, and the land he chose to live and die on. The piece notes Stevenson's life, writings, and the Samoan reception as Tusitala, with references to Vaea Mountain, the grave, and local dances he supported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artists’ Galleries
New York
John Jv. Bentley
Robert Louis Stevenson
South Seas
Tasitala
Vailima
Stevenson
Kansas City Star
Vaea
Apia
Five Rivers
Calvin
House of Literature
David Balfour
Weir
Hamilton
Ana
Tusitala
Stevensan
Pacific
Stevenson Long Ake
Man
German Samoa
Io Vailuma
Alaric Magnusson
San Francisco
Honolulu