The South Pacific has inspired artists and writers since the 19th century and Ralph Burke Tyree was among them. Historian and art collector CJ Cook has produced two definitive works on the artist —Tyree, Artist of the South Pacific, which has won awards for it’s stunning cover art and as a biography of Tyree; and now, Beauty in the Beast, Flora, Fauna, and Endangered Species of Artist Ralph Burke Tyree (with Paige Herbert). CJ Cook joins Suzanne Lang in conversation on A Novel Idea.