| Finding Paradise, Island Art in Private Collections: Honolulu Academy of Arts
     
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Hardcover
400 pages
University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu Academy of Arts
Published 2002
Book Description
Collectors throughout the world have long been fascinated with Hawai'i's beauty, its tropical location, and its unique history and culture. Objects reflecting many aspects of Hawai'i are found not just in museums but in private collections around the world, and they are the subject of Finding Paradise. Spanning the period from pre-Western contact to statehood, this book examines in text and images the art, the culture (both high and low), and the mystique of the Hawaiian islands.
A lavishly illustrated book that includes over 500 color photographs, Finding Paradise features extensive coverage of paintings and painters, prints and printmakers, and a valuable discussion of "The Hawai'i One Hundred," a list comprised of one hundred essential books printed before the end of the nineteenth century. There are also essays on surfing, the 'ukulele, the promotion of Hawai'i as an island "paradise" in printed materials and popular kitsch, and the development of the Hawaiian quiltmaking tradition, as well as sculpture and the decorative arts (ceramics, furniture, and jewelry).
About the Author
Don R. Severson is owner of Hawaiian Antiquities, Inc., and has been collecting and appraising Hawaiian art for over thirty years. Michael D. Horikawa is a well-known Island photographer whose work has appeared in many magazines and books. Jennifer Saville is curator of Western art at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Contributors: DeSoto Brown; Carol Anne Dickson; George R. Ellis; Bruce Erickson; Chuck Fayne; Heather Horn; Derek McDonnell; Watters O. Martin, Jr.; Don Medcalf; Tamara Moan; Dan Pincetich; Roger G. Rose; Jennifer Saville; Brandon Severson; Don Severson; Loretta G. Woodard. |
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