Reimagining Captain Cook : Pacific perspectives /
Adams, Julie(Julie Ann),1969-contributor.
Bolton, Lissant,1954-contributor.
Guillaume-Jaillet, Theano,contributor.
McMahon, Mary,1987-contributor.
Sculthorpe, Gaye,contributor.
British Museum,host institution.
"On the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook's extraordinary voyages of exploration, this publication reflects on and charts the enduring legacies of his encounters with Pacific peoples. Objects collected and images made on or associated with the voyages are explored alongside artworks created by contemporary artists from the Pacific region. Together, they reveal that understandings of history are rarely agreed and always shifting, while Cook and the impacts of his voyages are reimagined as complex, contentious and unresolved."--Back cover.
"This publication accompanies the exhibition 'Reimagining Captain Cook: Pacific perspectives' at the British Museum from 24 November 2018 to 4 August 2019"--Colophon.
Includes bibliographical references.
"On the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook's extraordinary voyages of exploration, this publication reflects on and charts the enduring legacies of his encounters with Pacific peoples. Objects collected and images made on or associated with the voyages are explored alongside artworks created by contemporary artists from the Pacific region. Together, they reveal that understandings of history are rarely agreed and always shifting, while Cook and the impacts of his voyages are reimagined as complex, contentious and unresolved."--Back cover.
James Cook's Pacific voyages -- Tahiti -- Aotearoa New Zealand -- Australia -- Vanuatu -- New Caledonia -- Hawaii -- Britain.
Cook, James, 1728-1779.
British Museum
Art, Pacific Area
Art, Australasian
Voyages around the world
Material culture