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Hawaiian Girls tooled copper art

 Accession — Container: 1
Identifier: ART-2021-20

Content Description

A group of two tooled and enameled copper art pieces in identical frames. Each depicts the face of a Hawaiian girl in profile, wearing or holding hibiscus flowers, with a green background. The pieces were created for the tourist trade. Labels on the back of each read: "A Wanda Irwin original. Genuine tooled copper. Made expressly for Jerry Cowden, Hawaii. Copyright 1948, Philip Irwin Co." Jerry Cowden was the owner of a gift and art supply store in Honolulu where these pieces were likely originally sold.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Language of Description

English

Restrictions Apply

No

Use Restrictions

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dates

  • Creation: 1948

Creator

Extent

2 items (2 framed items) ; 12 x 14 in. (framed) and 12 x 14 in. (framed)