Island Feast
by James Temple
Title
Island Feast
Artist
James Temple
Medium
Painting - Photography Restoration
Description
Eugene Francis Savage (1883-1978) was a famous American painter known for his mural paintings and sculptures. In 1940 he completed a two year project for a series of nine 4x8 foot murals for the Matson Shipping line. For this commission, Savage made many exacting studies of customs and folkways of the Hawaiian natives. However, the award-winning murals were not installed as planned but were put in storage during the war years when the ships were used for U.S. troop transportation.
In 1948, only six of the nine mural images were reproduced by the shipping company into lithographed menu covers for the company's refurbished flagship "Lurline", "Island Feast" was one of those menu covers. Due to the increased demand, these menus were given away to passengers at the end of the voyage. This was the custom on all steamship lines. This stopped in the 1980s aboard most ships when menus were standardized.
Two years later Savage was bestowed the highest possible award of the American Institute of Graphic Arts for his menu covers, the Certificate of Excellence. A year thereafter The Smithsonian Institution exhibited them, and today the series is part of its permanent collection.
This "Island Feast" print was scanned and then digitally restored from an original menu cover acquired by James Temple on Ebay. The image has not been cropped, and the artist's signature," E. Savage", appears in the lower right hand corner.
Eugene Savage's art is regarded the finest that the period produced and no collection of Hawaiian nostalgia would be complete without at least one example of Savage's fine art.
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December 20th, 2012
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Susan Brown Slizys art signature name
Beyond beautiful, for words do fail me . Reminds me of Gaugin but better. Thank you for the rescue !
Regina Geoghan
Exquisite mural art and wonderful work on your part to capture and give it a fresh brightened look. Love it. L/F/Pinned Artistic Friends
Tejsweena Krishan
Such a very soul touching, and very an intense capture making the creation one can study in details without missing anything inside! As I see the different colorful cultures of Hindu merged in one with merge of world wide identities as to be one in very own gravity! Like the poses the mixing up Asian's colors with features of Africa, and drawn in America! Lovely as per pots of water carried with web of an artist as per be able modifying Life basic's skills, like the fruits covered with eco-friendly covers so do not get squeezed with each other to get wasted without going inside stomachs! Such marvelously wonderful capture making so much high senses! You are such marvelous humble soul my friend, and I am so honored for be able have right calling you my friend, amen! Lots of love and hugs, dear James! :)
Zsanan
...such an intricate piece...full of color and (for me) the scent of a feast at hand...including times together where a celebration of life is assured.
Alexandra Vusir
Amazing, so beautiful!! And...thank you very much for the feature 27/1 (supersonic)...I missed it, haven't figured out this site yet.
Mary Machare
I love this mural with all the wonderful patterns in the fabrics, the intricate details and activity. LF
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