Kanani, Hawaii
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drypoint
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.5158
Art Historical Context
**Kanani, Hawaii** *John Melville Kelly, 1936* Drypoint on paper National Gallery of Art, Rosen Collection Step into the sun-drenched spirit of 1930s Hawaii with Melville Kelly's evocative drypoint print *Kanani, Hawaii*, in 1936. This intimate work, housed in the National Gallery of's Rosenwald Collection—a treasure trove of fine prints—captures the essence of island during a time when Hawaii was still a U.S. territory, brimming with cultural allure and natural beauty for American artists. Kelly masterfully employs drypoint, an intaglio technique where a sharp needle scratches direc...
About the Artist
John Melville Kelly
John Melville Kelly was an American artist whose precise biography remains difficult to reconstruct with certainty. The historical record preserves relatively little documentation about his training, the teachers who influenced him, or the specific circumstances of his career, leaving scholars to piece together his contributions primarily through the works themselves. Kelly's surviving output sug...