Volcano art at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park—A science perspective
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Abstract
Long before landscape photography became common, artists sketched and painted scenes of faraway places for the masses. Throughout the 19th century, scientific expeditions to Hawaiʻi routinely employed artists to depict images for the people back home who had funded the exploration and for those with an interest in the newly discovered lands.
In Hawaiʻi, artists portrayed the broad variety of people, plant and animal life, and landscapes, but a feature of singular interest was the volcanoes. Painters of early Hawaiian volcano landscapes created art that formed a cohesive body of work known as the “Volcano School” (Forbes, 1992).
Jules Tavernier, Charles Furneaux, and D. Howard Hitchcock were probably the best known artists of this school, and their paintings can be found in galleries around the world. Their dramatic paintings were recognized as fine art but were also strong advertisements for tourists to visit Hawaiʻi.
Many of these masterpieces are preserved in the Museum and Archive Collection of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, and in this report we have taken the opportunity to match the artwork with the approximate date and volcanological context of the scene.
Suggested Citation
Gaddis, B., and Kauahikaua, J., 2018, Volcano Art at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park—A Science Perspective: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018–1027, 21 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181027.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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- Abstract
- Introduction
- November 1880
- July 20, 1881
- 1885
- 1893–94
- April 1896
- 1917
- The Museum and Archive Collection of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
- References Cited
Publication type | Report |
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Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Title | Volcano art at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park—A science perspective |
Series title | Open-File Report |
Series number | 2018-1027 |
DOI | 10.3133/ofr20181027 |
Year Published | 2018 |
Language | English |
Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
Publisher location | Reston, VA |
Contributing office(s) | Volcano Science Center |
Description | iii, 21 p. |
Country | United States |
State | Hawai'i |
Other Geospatial | Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park |
Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |