Portland, OR
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John M. Kelly framed aquatint. Signed at lower right corner. Image measures 16" x 13", Frame measures 27.5" x 21".
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John M. Kelly framed aquatint. Signed at lower right corner. Image measures 16" x 13", Frame measures 27.5" x 21".
Born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1878, John Melville Kelly and his wife, Katherine, a sculptor, went to Hawaii in 1923, for what they thought would be a year, to work with an advertising firm producing tourist promotional material. Kelly had an adventuresome career that included prizefighting and fourteen years of experience as a staff artist for the "San Francisco Examiner". The Kellys immediately identified with the native Hawaiians and became their champions in images and in print. Kelly was a master draftsman, whose etchings and aquatints include ravishing depictions of Polynesians. Although generally thought of as an artist of the human figure, Kelly also produced a significant number of beautiful images of the land.
Item ID: 4733C
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- Dimensions
- 21ʺW × 1ʺD × 27.5ʺH
- Styles
- Figurative
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Aquatint
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Excellent condition. Excellent condition. less
Portland, OR
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