John Melville Kelly

The Hula as seen in Hawaii, 1953

Found at Bonhams, Los Angeles (Online Auction)
The Art of Hawaiʻi, Lot 64
28. Jul - 7. Aug 2024
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: not available
John Melville Kelly (1879-1962)
The Hula as seen in Hawaii, 1953
The complete portfolio, comprising ten lithographs in colors on wove paper, from the edition of 1000, printed by Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Hawaii, loose (as issued), with original portfolio cover.
Titles Include:
Keiki Hula (Dancing child); Hula O Ka Wā U'i (Hula of the age of youthful beauty and vigor); Hula Ho'omake'aka (Comic Hula), Hula 'Ami Ku'upau ("Go for broke"); Hula Ku'i (Gay nineties Hula); Hula 'Ulī'Ulī (Sitting Hula); Ko Lima Nani E (Lovely Hula hands); Ho'okomo I Na Pā'ū Hula (Dressing for the Hula); Ho'okomo I Na Pā'ū Hula (Dressing for the Hula); Ho'okomo I Na Pā'ū Hula (Dressing for the Hula) (10)
each sheet 16 5/8 x 12 5/8in (42.2 x 32.1cm)
overall 17 x 12 3/16in (43.2 x 31cm)

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