Kate Kelly (sculptor)
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Kate Kelly or Katherine Kelly (1882–1964) was an American
sculptor and printmaker. She was born in California, the daughter of suffragette
Hester Lambert Harland. Kate first visited Hawaii with her mother in 1898, at age 16. She studied at the Partington Art School in San Francisco, where she met the painter and printmaker John Melville Kelly
, whom she married in 1908. After living in San Francisco, the couple went to Hawaii in 1923. Their plan was to stay a year, while John worked for an advertising agency creating material to promote tourism. They fell in love with the islands and the people and stayed permanently. The Kellys immediately identified with the native Hawaiians and became their champions in images and in print. Kate took a class in printmaking at the University of Hawaii
with Huc-Mazelet Luquiens
(1881–1961), and then taught her husband John the techniques of printmaking. Because of failing vision, Kate gave-up her own career in the mid-1930s and devoted herself to promoting that of her husband.
Kelly’s sculptures in public places include:
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sculptor and printmaker. She was born in California, the daughter of suffragette
Suffragette
"Suffragette" is a term coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for members of the late 19th and early 20th century movement for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, in particular members of the Women's Social and Political Union...
Hester Lambert Harland. Kate first visited Hawaii with her mother in 1898, at age 16. She studied at the Partington Art School in San Francisco, where she met the painter and printmaker John Melville Kelly
John Melville Kelly
John Melville Kelly was an American painter and printmaker. He was born in Oakland, California in 1879. He studied art at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art , the Partington Art School and with Eric Spencer Macky .Kelly worked for fourteen years as an illustrator for the San Francisco Examiner,...
, whom she married in 1908. After living in San Francisco, the couple went to Hawaii in 1923. Their plan was to stay a year, while John worked for an advertising agency creating material to promote tourism. They fell in love with the islands and the people and stayed permanently. The Kellys immediately identified with the native Hawaiians and became their champions in images and in print. Kate took a class in printmaking at the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
with Huc-Mazelet Luquiens
Huc-Mazelet Luquiens
Huc-Mazelet Luquiens was an American printmaker, painter and art educator who was born June 30, 1881 in Massachusetts to French-speaking Swiss parents. He graduated from Yale University where he received training in art, earning both a bachelor of arts and master of fine arts degrees...
(1881–1961), and then taught her husband John the techniques of printmaking. Because of failing vision, Kate gave-up her own career in the mid-1930s and devoted herself to promoting that of her husband.
Kelly’s sculptures in public places include:
- Hawaiian Head, Joseph “Red” Kaua , bronze bust, ca. 1930s, John Dominis and Patches Damon Holt Gallery, Honolulu Academy of ArtsHonolulu Academy of ArtsThe Honolulu Academy of Arts is an art museum in Honolulu in the state of Hawaii. Since its founding in 1922 by Anna Rice Cooke and opening April 8, 1927, its collections have grown to over 40,000 works of art.-Description:...
- Kaipo, Sketch of a Hawaiian Chinese Boy , bronze bust, 1933, John Dominis and Patches Damon Holt Gallery, Honolulu Academy of ArtsHonolulu Academy of ArtsThe Honolulu Academy of Arts is an art museum in Honolulu in the state of Hawaii. Since its founding in 1922 by Anna Rice Cooke and opening April 8, 1927, its collections have grown to over 40,000 works of art.-Description:...
- Bas-relief of King Kalākaua, old Bethel Street Police Station, Honolulu
- Amelia EarhartAmelia EarhartAmelia Mary Earhart was a noted American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean...
plaque, Diamond HeadDiamond Head, HawaiiDiamond Head is the name of a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oahu and known to Hawaiians as Lēahi, most likely from lae 'browridge, promontory' plus ahi 'tuna' because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin...
Lookout, Honolulu