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    		• Brownlee, Edward M.,
     
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    		• DeCoito, Ernest,
     
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    		• Oregon Brass Works,
     
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    		• Moffat, Nichol & Bonney,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honolulu
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Hoaka, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Brownlee, Edward M., 1929- , sculptor.
    DeCoito, Ernest, sculptor.
    Oregon Brass Works, fabricator.
    Moffat, Nichol & Bonney, engineering firm.
    Title: 
    Hoaka, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Crest, (sculpture).
    Crescent, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned 1985. 1986. Installed Jan. 15, 1986.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: integral colored reinforced concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 52 x 74 x 16 in.; Base: approx. 22 x 83 x 35 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Plaque on base:) State Foundation on Culture and the Arts/Art in Public Places/"Hoaka"/Bronze, 1985/by/Edward M. Brownlee/State of Hawaii Department of Accounting/and General Services unsigned
    Description: 
    Abstract sculpture, partly tubular, partly arch-shaped in form. It has deep vertical and curved incisions over the surface, with concave and convex features. Surface texture is smooth; dark green in coloring.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honolulu
    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 Keelikolani Building, Halekauwila and Punchbowl Streets, Honolulu, Hawaii
    Remarks: 
    The title "Hoaka" translated to "crest or crescent" refers to the artist's stylized design of a Hawaiian feather helmet with cross-associations to the Hawaiian rainbow. Sculpture was completely restored in May/June 1993. IAS files contain related article from Hawaii Artreach, 1986, vol. 2, no. 2; and March/April, 1987, pg. 5. IAS files also contain copy of artist's design sketches.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Hawaii survey, 1993.
    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 66260005
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