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    Na Pua O Hawaii, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Hee, Hon-Chew, 1906-1993, sculptor.
    D., E., author.
    Title: 
    Na Pua O Hawaii, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Children of Hawaii, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1979 or 1980.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: enamel on steel; Base: plywood.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 3.5 ft. x 20 ft. x 2.25 in.; Base: approx. 3.5 ft. x 20 ft. x 3/4 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Bottom, right side:) Hon-Chew Hee 1979 (Additional markings include a chant in Hawaiian language on first panel; Hawaiian text on ninth and tenth panels) signed
    Description: 
    Ten panels depicting Hawaii's history, including females in muumuus in a sailing canoe; a Hawaiian God in tiki form; a male figure standing in a canoe; rainbows, Hawaii's state seal, and the capitol building. Also shown are children playing, King Kamehameha, young graduates, and the state motto.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Hawaii
    Figure group
    Children
    Portrait male -- King Kamehameha
    Emblem -- Seal
    Architecture -- Civic -- Capitol
    Literature -- D., E.
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Kailua
    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 Enchanted Lakes Elementary School, 770 Keolu Drive, Wall outside the school's cafeteria, Kailua, Hawaii
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain transcription of panel text; chant composed by E.D. Nearby plaque reads: State Foundation on Culture & Arts/Art-in-State Building/"NA PUA O HAWAII"/Enamel on Metal Mural 1979/by/Hon-Chew Hee/State of Hawaii Department of Accounting & General Services. Plaque and SOS! survey lists 1979 as execution date; State Foundation 1991 checklist gave 1980 as execution date.
    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 66260084
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