Tag: hawaiian art

  • William Henry Drake: Brought The World To Life And Ended In A Suffocating Death

    William Henry Drake (1856-1926) was a renowned American artist who captured the majesty and power of animals and landscapes in his paintings. Though born in New York City, Drake considered Cincinnati his home, having moved there at a young age. His artistic passion emerged early, leading him to study at the McMicken School of Design.…

  • Jules Tavernier’s first Hawaii volcano paintings?

    Buring Lake of Kilauea Jules Tavernier painted Burning Lake of Kilauea in November 1884. He was commissioned by Mr. Edward Macfarlane of The Wasp magazine and Pacific Commercial Advertiser to compose two oil paintings of the Kilauea volcano.i Tavernier had yet to travel to Hawai’i (Sandwich Islands) and see the volcanoes firsthand. The two volcano…

  • ART OF THE BLASINGAME’S

    I’m at the point in my research and confident enough to say I am the unofficial knowledge expert on the artists known as Marguerite Louis Blasingame and Frank Marvin Blasingame. These two were nearly forgotten, and although my research has stirred up renewed interest, there is still a large amount of misinformation surrounding these two.…