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Hawaiian Boy (Abraham Kamahoahoa)
Hawaiian Boy (Abraham Kamahoahoa) October 1939 Oil on canvas board; koa wood frame with linen liner Frame: 35 1/2 x 31 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. (90.2 x 79.7 x 4.4 cm) Painting (canvas): 24 x 19 7/8 in. (61 x 50.5 cm) Signed lower right On reverse, in pencil, the artist has titled the picture and added the words: KANE KAUA. “Kane” translates to “man,” and “kaua” means “warrior” or “outcast,” depending on the inflection. Abraham was deaf-mute.
Exhibited Honolulu Academy of Art, 1940 Long Beach Museum, 1941 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1941 Crocker Gallery Sacramento, 1941 Oakland Museum, 1941
Gift of the Estate of W. Glenn Bassett, 2019 (2019-9-01) Honolulu Museum of Art
