1947 Royal Hawaiian Hotel Honolulu Menu lot of 3 John Kelly Vintage Original for Sale

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1947 Royal Hawaiian Hotel Honolulu Menu lot of 3 John Kelly Vintage Original For Sale

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1947 Royal Hawaiian Hotel Honolulu Menu lot of 3 John Kelly Vintage Original:
$100.00

1947 Royal Hawaiian Hotel Honolulu Menu lot of 3 John Kelly Vintage Original 1947 Royal Hawaiian Hotel Honolulu Menu lot of 3 John Kelly Vintage Original

These three menus are in very good condition. Single fold menu of slightly shiny cardstock paper with background of flowers on the interior.

Menus, all from the Royal Hawaiian Hotel are dated:
SATURDAY, MARCH 29th, 1947
SUNDAY, MARCH 30th, 1947
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2nd, 1947

These menus are titled: HEALANI HAWAII, BREAD FRUIT HAWAII, and HAWAIIAN NIGHT HAWAII and all have the artist\'s signature (see photos).

Cover artwork was commissioned by the Royal Hawaiian Hotel to John Melville Kelly (1878-1962), who made a series of covers.

John Melville Kelly (1878-1962) was born in Arizona and his early life included prize fighting; studied at the Partington Art School in San Francisco; married in 1908; staff artist for the San Francisco Examiner for 14 years, Kelly came to Hawaii in 1923 to work with an advertising firm for a year. He and his wife decided to stay after developing a strong connection to the islands. Kate Kelly took an etching class from Huc Luquiens at the University of Hawaii and taught her husband the basics of etching on copper plates. He expanded his printmaking repertoire to include drypoint and aquatint.

Kelly played a key role in creating the idyllic image of Hawaii prevalent in the 1930s and 1940s. In his work, he used people he knew as models and captured romanticized island lifestyles. His art is testimony to his deep appreciation to the culture and people of Hawaii from the 1930s through the 1950s. He is also known for his menu covers, commissioned by the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in the early days of tourism in the Territory.

Kelly\'s works are in the collections of the National Galleries, the Fogg Museum, the New York Public Library, the Nelson-Atkins Museum, San Diego Museum of Art, the Hawaii State Art Museum and others. John M. Kelly Collection - Archive of Hawaii Artists at the University of Hawaii Library - Research Guides at University of Hawaii at Manoa.

all three menus are the same size: 14 x 10 inches

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