The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-11-13
A MASTERPIECE,
mr.. Allan Hntchinson's Latest
Triumph.


Mr.. Allan Hutchinson and his art
work have become well and favor
ably known in this community, dur
ing the past few months; but as a
sculptor Mr.. Hutchinson has long
had reputation far exceeding local
limits. Those who are acquainted
with the difficulties preceding sue
cess in art are at least probably
aware that entrance to the ROYAL
Academy of England is always a
triumph TO merit which unlocks the
portal to fame.
While the excellence Of Mr.. Hutch
inson's art work has been greatly
admired in Honolulu, it is not gen
orally known that he has been the
fortunate hanger of five meritorious
studies within the sacred precincts
of the Royal Academy, each and
every one of which has been favor
ably received by critical European
audience. The following are the
works exhibited at the Royal Acad-
envy by Mr.. Hutchinson: l, Study
of Head, 1888; 2, Bishop Sci.
wyn, 1884; 3, Bengal Tiger, 1885;
4, Elephant, 1885, 8, St. Bernard
Dog, 1886. Among other news
paper notices of these art works the
London Builder speaks of Mr.. Hutch
inson's exhibit in 1885 as san
admirable miniature study of
tiger"
But this by the way. Those who
have taken the pains TO follow the
work of Mr.. Hutchinson, since bis
arrival here, need not foreign Gre
dentials to point out either the
genius of the artist or the anatomi-
cal exactness of his sculpture. In
the sculptor's latest work he has
reached at bound the result which
laborious science, through photo
graphy, has only reached after yea
of experiment; he has produced
from series of photographs COM
posite clay model of the late King
Lunalilo. Composite photography is
the art of securing typical likenesses
of nations or families by blending
the facial, physiological and ply
slognomical characteristics of a
given number of the members of
either nation or family. Artists
from time immemorial have followed
the same process in painting or mo-
deling ideal works of art.
Lunalilo being dead, Mr.. Allan
Hutchinson has, as stated, from a
series of photographs extending
over the period of the dead Kings
life, made him live again in clay, in
a work of art which the worm cor
rupteth not. Those who were &C
quainted with Lunalilo, and have
viewed Mr.. Hutchinson's work, de-
clare that the sculptor has not only
most deity and exactly reproduced
the late Kings features and charac-
teristics in clay, but that he has
also filled in the slips of waning
memory and has brought out many
forgotten traits, which make 1t seem
as but yesterday since Lunalilo
lived and moved and had his being
amongst us.
The writer of this brief notice, in
company with others, some of them
old residents, was fortunate enough
TO be present when the sculptor first
unveiled his latest masterpiece to
the vulgar eye. 1t is needless to
recount the compliments and enthu.
siasm of those who viewed the work
for the first time; it is needless to
recount the many months labor
spent by the sculptor in creating
this masterpiece at the portal of the
Kingly tomb; it is needless to recall
the sculptor's modesty, when an old
gentleman present, who knew Luna
lilo, slapped the artist on the back
and cried in genuine sympathy,
Hutchinson, old boy, you have
struck him right, dead sure!" The
sculptor's eyes filed with tears as |
he modestly replied, with a touch of |
sadness as though he was parting |
with friend, eyes, yes, believe |