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An artist’s encouragement in Hawaiʻi

Two painters’ careers meet in late nineteenth-century Hawaiʻi: Jules Tavernier, arriving after years in France and California, and D. Howard Hitchcock, born and raised in the islands. Their paths show how local artistic experience and overseas training came together.

Sources: National Park ServiceWikipedia: Jules TavernierWikipedia: D. Howard Hitchcock

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Jules Tavernier arrived in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1884 after working in France and the American West. He quickly became a prominent figure in the islands’ artistic life.

Sources: National Park ServiceThe Met

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Born and raised in Hawaiʻi, D. Howard Hitchcock developed his early career in the islands. In 1890 he left for further training in Europe.

Sources: National Park ServiceWikipedia

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