The Arts Society Salisbury Lecture - Tahiti - the enduring image 1767 – 1920
- £8.00
- 13 Jan 26
- St Francis' Church, 3 Beatrice Road, Salisbury
- 13:50 - 15:00
A lecture by Arts Society accredited lecturer Simon Keable-Elliot entitled Tahiti - the enduring image 1767 – 1920
The first European writers and artists who visited Tahiti in the 1760s came back talking about an island paradise. The artists who accompanied Captain Cook, William Hodges and John Webber, helped create an enduring image that lasted 150 years. This image was prolonged by writers such as Herman Melville (best known today as the author of Moby Dick), Robert Louis Stephenson, Pierre Loti and Somerset Maugham and by artists such as Charles Giraud, John La Farge and of course Paul Gauguin. What was it about Tahiti, the time it was 'discovered' and the popularity of certain writers and artists that made Tahiti seem so special and unique?
Lecturer Biography:
A graduate of Durham University, Simon was Head of Politics and Director of Model United Nations at Royal Russell School for 25 years. He now works as a writer, researcher, and lecturer. His first book Utterly Immoral, Robert Keable and his scandalous novel was published in November 2022, and he had also written articles for The Church Times, The History News Network, The Beresford Family Society Magazine, The Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, and Genealogy Today. He is a regular speaker at events run by The Arts Society, Western Front Associations, U3As and Family History Societies.
Image - View taken in the Bay of Gaile Peha (Vaitepiha) Otaheite (Tahiti) (Tahiti Revisited) RMG L9867 William Hodges