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Hana Hihi-u O Na Makani Ika-ika O Hono Kaa, (sculpture). Artist:  Akaji, Bumpei, 1921- , sculptor. Title:  Hana Hihi-u O Na Makani Ika-ika O Hono Kaa, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Rare or Untamed Work of That Strong Wind of Honoka's, (sculpture). Dates:  1975. Dedicated May 15, 1981. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: hammered copper sheet and bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 72 x 64 x 46 in. (350 lbs.). Inscription:  (Punched into plate on underside of sculpture:) HONO KAA SCULPTURE/WEIGHT-200 LBS./COMPLETED APRIL 1'1975/SCULPTOR BUMPEI AKAJI (Stamped into weld line along bottom of sculpture:) BUMPEI AKAJI 1975 signed Description:  An abstract smooth-hammered copper sheet sculpture with contrasting rough-modeled relief brazing welds at the seams. The sculpture has a narrow truncated circular base and a wide up-turned section forming three narrow pointed peaks or tips at the upper most areas. Subject:  Allegory -- Place -- Honokas Allegory -- Place -- Winds Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honokaa Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Hawaii, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Art in Public Places Program, 250 South Hotel Street, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Located Honaka'a School, 45-527 Pakalana Street, Entrance lawn, Honokaa, Hawaii Remarks:  Nearby plaque reads: STATE OF HAWAII/ART IN STATE BUILDINGS 75-ECO130 HANA HIHI-U/METAL SCULPTURE BY BUMPEI AKAJI/DEPT. OF ACCOUNTING & GENERAL SERVICES/STATE FOUNDATION OF CULTURE AND THE ARTS. 1991 State Foundation files list weight as 300-350 lbs.; and identify media as copper and bronze. SOS! survey reports lists media only as copper. IAS files contain related information regarding artist's concept and installation plans for the sculpture. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Hawaii survey, 1994. State of Hawaii, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, 1991. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 66260098   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66260098 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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