Kilohana Art League
The Kilohana Art League was formed in 1894 as Honolulu’s first art association. In May 1894, the woodcarver Augusta Graham, the sculptor Allen Hutchinson, and painters D. Howard Hitchcock and Annie H. Park created a forum where local artists could exhibit together and share ideas.[1] Other members included Alfred Richard Gurrey, Sr.[2] and Bessie Wheeler.[3]
“Kilohana’’ is a compound word derived from two Hawaiian language words: “kilo” meaning to observe carefully or to spy out, and “hana”, meaning work.[4] The Kilohana Art League was disbanded in 1913, and its funds were transferred to the Outdoor Circle.[5]
References
- Rodgers, C. T., “Kilohana Art League” in The Hawaiian Annual, 1896, pp. 136–140.
- Severson, Don R. Finding Paradise: Island Art in Private Collections, University of Hawaii Press, 2002, pp. XXIV-XXV, 99, 104, 111, 210.
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