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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Browne, Sean K. L.,     Leland Onekea & Partners,     Fonderia Beani e Cacia,     Portrait male -- Kalakaua, David     Occupation -- Other     Ethnic -- Hawaiian     History -- United States     Performing Arts -- Music     Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honolulu     Sculpture

King David Kalakaua, (sculpture). Artist:  Browne, Sean K. L., 1953- , sculptor. Leland Onekea & Partners, architectural firm. Fonderia Beani e Cacia, founder. Title:  King David Kalakaua, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1985. 1989-1991. Dedicated Feb. 8, 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 1/2 ft. x 30 in. x 33 1/4 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 48 in. x 48 in. (1/2 ton). Inscription:  Sean K. L. Browne (On front of base:) (insignia)/KING/DAVID KALAKAUA/1836-1891 (Plaque on right side of base: text in Japanese characters) signed Description:  Figure of King David Kalakaua dressed in a business suit. He is standing with his proper left foot forward and holds a document in his hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Kalakaua, David -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat Ethnic -- Hawaiian History -- United States -- Hawaii Performing Arts -- Music Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honolulu Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City and County of Honolulu, Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts, 530 South King Street, Room 404, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Located Waikiki Gateway Park, Intersection of Kuhio Avenue and Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned by the Oahu Kanyaku Imin Centennial Committee at a cost of $100,000 and commemorates the arrival of Japanese immigrants to Hawaii. The Committee had originally intended to have the sculpture placed on the grounds of Iolani Palace, but because it did not pre-date 1893, it could not be placed there. The sculpture was cast in Italy; the base designed by Leland Onekea & Partners. IAS files contain transcriptions of all text on piece, including base text written in Japanese characters. In 1993, the Centennial Committee also donated a plaque to be placed on the Diamond Head side of the base, which gives a brief narrative history of King Kalakaua written by Professor Nancy Morris, University of Hawaii. The approximate value of the plaque including installation: $2,000. IAS files also contain newspaper articles from the Honolulu Advertiser (Feb. 9, 1991, pg. A-3); the Honolulu Star Bulletin (June 27, 1989, pg. A-12) and related March 13, 1993 correspondence from George Takabayashi, Chairman of the OKICC. Conservation:  Treated 1995. Wharton & Griswold Associates, Inc. (Santa Barbara, CA). Treatment report on file with owner. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Hawaii survey, 1993. SOS Conservation Notification Report, 1997. 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 HI000010   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture HI000010 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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