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Hee, Hon-Chew,
Yee, John,
Portrait male -- Kamehameha I
Occupation -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honolulu
Mural
Sculpture
King Kamehameha I Uniting the Hawaiian Island Kingdom, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hee, Hon-Chew, 1906-1993, sculptor.
Yee, John, architect.
Title:
King Kamehameha I Uniting the Hawaiian Island Kingdom, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1975. 1976.
Medium:
Enamel on steel on wood frame.
Dimensions:
Each panel: approx. 30 x 21 x 5 in.
Inscription:
(On mural, top of 2nd panel from right:) UA-MAU-KE-EA-O-KA-AINA-I-KA-PONO (On mural, bottom of lst panel from right:) HON-CHEW/1976 signed
Description:
Ten panels depicting the story of Hawaii's first King, Kamehameha I, uniting the Hawaiian islands. Rendered in earth tones and abstract figures reflective of etched prints and traditional Hawaiian petroglyphs.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Kamehameha I
Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honolulu
Mural
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 Manoa Public Library, 2716 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii
Remarks:
John Yee assisted in design of plan. IAS files contain copy of artist's designs 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 66260007
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Inventory of American Sculpture
66260007
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