John and Kate Kelly Estate Collection Blog
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John and Kate lived far from the city near an active fishing community where they became good friends with many of their neighbors. Kateʻs photographs skillfully capture their lives and culture in a rapidly changing world. John then immortalized their friends and acquaintances in his art.
John and Kate Kelly Estate Collection Blog
1w ago
John embraced a cowboy spirit, and throughout his life, was often seen sporting a kerchief in tribute to his roots ..read more
John and Kate Kelly Estate Collection Blog
1w ago
An accomplished artist in her own right, Kate Kelly was an invaluable force behind the enduring renown of her artist husband, John Kelly. Read the full article from Halekulani: Living, the official storytelling source for guests of Halekulani Hotel ..read more
John and Kate Kelly Estate Collection Blog
8M ago
The lasting legacy of Kate Kelly includes several historical plaques erected around the islands ..read more
John and Kate Kelly Estate Collection Blog
8M ago
The Hawaiian Kahuna Lāʻau Lapaʻau known as Old Kalama has been immortalized in several photographs and etchings by John and Kate Kelly ..read more
John and Kate Kelly Estate Collection Blog
8M ago
Kate Kelly was the first to popularize small replicas of hula dancers and lei makers, which became iconic souvenirs of Hawaii ..read more
John and Kate Kelly Estate Collection Blog
8M ago
1926, John and Kate Kelly's etchings were exhibited for the first time at H.W. Wichman and Co. Here is a newspaper clipping and some of the works from that early time period, when the two artists were just beginning to exhibit ..read more
John and Kate Kelly Estate Collection Blog
8M ago
John Kelly created several detailed and technically difficult Bodhisattva etchings near the end of his life, in the late 1950s. This “Asian period” is probably the least well-known of John’s work, but the results were particularly spectacular ..read more
John and Kate Kelly Estate Collection Blog
8M ago
John and Kate Kelly’s fascination with the Baha’i Faith, which preaches peace and the unity of mankind, and the art that arose from it ..read more
John and Kate Kelly Estate Collection Blog
8M ago
John Kelly Jr. writes about Mapala, his Hawaiian kupuna and adopted grandfather, who taught him about the sea ..read more
John and Kate Kelly Estate Collection Blog
8M ago
In the Kellys' 1930s Black Point neighborhood, some of the people the family had the most interactions with were the local Hawaiian fishermen from the nearby fishing villages, who were their friends and frequent models ..read more