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
- 1948
Creator
- Irwin, Wanda (Person)
Extent
2 items (2 framed items) ; 12 x 14 in. (framed) and 12 x 14 in. (framed)