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  • Paradise Revisited

    Island Feast, 1940 published 1953 by Eugene Savage, S.S. Lurline, Matson Line.

    Savage created a set of nine murals for the Matson ship line (which sailed to Hawaii) in 1940 but they were not used until the early 1950’s because the ships had been requisitioned for service in WWII. Savage received awards for his artwork which was so popular among the tourists it was reproduced in a set of prints and as Aloha attire.

  • Working for Royalty

    Bread Fruit, 1955 menu cover by John Kelly for the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Oahu.

    Kelly’s family arrived on the Islands in 1923 for a short visit and stayed. He was a print maker and during his career created some of the most beloved images of the Hawaiian Islands.