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Sculptor:
Stasack, Edward 1929-  Search this
Medium:
Concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Mural
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City and County of Honolulu Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts 530 South King Street, Room 404 Honolulu Hawaii 96813
Located Fort Street Mall King Street underpass Honolulu Hawaii 96813
Date:
1968
Notes:
Radford, Georgia & Warren, "Sculpture in the Sun: Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces," Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1978.
Summary:
Mural panels which depict the forms and historical chronology of the petroglyphs of the ancient Hawaiians. The first panel depicts the simple designs symbolizing birth and life of the 7th and 8th centuries. The center panel depicts lava flows. The last panel incorporates audience participation as a modern day response to petroglyphs.
Topic:
History--Prehistoric  Search this
Allegory--Place--Hawaii  Search this
Allegory--Life--Birth  Search this
Disaster--Volcanic Eruption  Search this
Control number:
IAS 87600005
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_295575