The warrior, the voyager, and the artist : three lives in an age of empire

The warrior, the voyager, and the artist : three lives in an age of empire

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2020.

306 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.

970.10922 F965 2020

(OCoLC)1090443184

A portrait of empire through the biographies of a Native American, a Pacific Islander, and the British artist who painted them both. This engaging history of empire brings together the stories of Joshua Reynolds and two of his portraiture subjects - Ostenaco and Mai - and explores the intrusion of the British Empire into indigenous societies and the resilience of two peoples. Fullagar uncovers the life of Ostenaco, tracing his emergence as a Cherokee warrior, his engagement with colonists through war and peace, and his eventual rejection of imperial politics during the American Revolution. She delves into the story of Mai, exploring his youth in Ra'iatea, his confrontation with war and displacement, his voyage to London on Cook's imperial expedition, and his return home with a burning ambition to right past wrongs--Book jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-294) and index.
L2021M46

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