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"Aloha, The Universal Word, " Art Deco Study for Hawaiian Mural Series by Savage
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Extremely rare and important, this painting by Eugene Savage served as the preparatory study for one of six monumental Art Deco murals commissioned by the Matson Shipping company in 1938, and intended for display in its S.S. Lurline ship which carried passengers from the West Coast of the United States to the Hawaiian islands. The beginning of World War II compelled the company to put the murals in storage, where they remained until recently when they were displayed for the public to admire at the "Art Deco Hawai‘i" exhibition organized by the Honolulu Museum of Art in 2014. Although out of public view for decades, Matson used photographs of the murals to grace the menus of the restaurants in its ships, which became cherished -- and renowned -- among generations of tourists traveling to and from the islands; today the menus are collected in their own right. This study was for the "Aloha, The Universal Word" mural, and depicts a semi-nude male figure at its center, being given a flower lei by a female figure in a dark pink gown, surrounded by no fewer than 24 other figures, many nude or semi-nude, demonstrating the welcome that "Aloha" represents. The repeated rhythm of the groups of female and male figures, the stylized waves in the lower righthand corner, and the massive flower garland being woven by the female figures, are all hallmarks of the high Art Deco style that Savage embraced. The artist was also responsible for a massive mural, also high style Art Deco, at Fair Park in Dallas, and for other Art Deco murals in Indiana, Pennsylvania and elsewhere. The medium is gouache on paper. (Dimensions include matte and frame; visible painting is 12 inches high by 22.5 inches wide.)
- Creator:Eugene Francis Savage (Painter)
- Dimensions:Height: 25.5 in (64.77 cm)Width: 33.5 in (85.09 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1938
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- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU865124908572
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