1951–1952 Early Contacts of Hawaii with Outer World—Jean Charlot

Early Contacts of Hawaii with Outer World. Jean Charlot. October 25, 1951–January 17, 1952. Fresco. 67 ft wide × 11 ft high. Bishop Bank (renamed: First National Bank), Waikīkī Branch, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. JCC: ART: MU 21

Destroyed and divided into approximately seventy easel-size panels when the building was demolished in 1966, then replaced with the 1966 fresco of same name. Christ as the Vine, with Saints is a reference to this mural.

Overview

Photo: Philip Spalding III

full view of mural from a Bishop Bank brochure

Details

Execution

Studies

Division of mural into easel-size panels

Destroyed and divided into approximately seventy easel-size panels when the building was demolished in 1966.

Panels