The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-15
ALOHA
TO 3 lien Hutchinson, the Sculptor
of Hawaiian Types.

monuments Of his conscientious
labors.
Mr.. Hutchinson during his eight
years residence among us has de-
voted himself especially to an earn
est study OF the Hawaiian race from
their physical and peculiarly char
acteristic features, and has modelled
them, and carved them, sculpt them,
skstched and photographed them
until the Bishop Museum would
have faithful representation of the
race from childhood to old age, and
in many types, even If the last Ha-
waian had passed away to the Ha
waiian Walhalla.
What Fernandez and Alexander
have for the Polynesian and Hawai-
ian races done with erudite and facile
pen, Allen Hutchinson has supple
mented aud embellished with supple
fingers and enduring clay.
None but those who have been
closely associated with him know
the patient labor, and the hours Of
deep study devoted to his subject
by the sculptor, or the difficulties
and obstacles that have been en-
countered and vanquished with con
ditions and models. The mere fact
OF a lack OF intimate knowledge Of
liza Hawaiian language added to the
difficulty OF procuring the identical
type required. Fortunately. how
ever, as is almost invariably the case
with artists whose works entitle
them to perpetual remembrance,
Mr.. Hutchinson's personality favor
ed him, and enabled him to give full
force to his virile genius and deli
cate handling in reproducing, with
accuracy and faithful expression
through which the character and
true sentiments of the type appear,
the life like portrait Of his subject
This is especially noticeable in his
"portraits" Of noble personsges in
our family, as it we're, such as Judge
McCully, King Kalakaus, Alice
Cook, Henry Carter, VIM. Aud
Hon. G. r. Bishop, President Dole
Mrs. Bishop, Rev. DR.. Hyde, Pilot
Babcock, Robert Louis Stevenson
and a well-known Chinese doctor in
town. The last mentioned attract
ed most hattering notice at the
Royal Accademy Exhibition in 1894
Mr.. Hutchinson's works in the
Academy for 1888, study OF head;
1884, Bishop Selwiu, (relieD; 1885,
Royal Tiger; 1886, Rogne Elephant
aud st. Bernard dog, and sequent
years, and especially in 1895, wher
he exhibited the head Of Robert
Louis Stevenson modelled here, have
received most flattering comments
from the leading art critics OF the
European Art Journals.
The artist belongs to the schoo
OF modern and progressive sculptors
and of those who, some thirty years
ago at South Kensington, cut adrif
from the cold conventionalities anC
technicalities of the decadents il
favor OF the warmer life OF natural
ism and truth based upon an in
innate knowledge, to be acquired
only by patient and conscientiou
study, of the internal mechanism
and not alone the external form
Impregnated by his tutors with TIT
budding thoughts, his studies a
Naples and in other foreign studio
ripened them until his abilitie
found full scope in racial pheno
mena. 1t is to this branch that h
will henceforth devote his geniu
and energy. The Polynesian ant
Pacific races will be the themes o
his chisel and clay for many year
to come,
In his grouping of Hawaiian'
men and women in different occups
tions he has been very felicitous i
portrayal; such, for instance, are tn
"poi FOUNDERS" and the slap
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