The arts of kingship
Subtitle: Hawaiian art and national culture of the Kalākaua era
By: Stacy L. Kamehiro.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Honolulu]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780824832636; 9780824833589
Subjects: Kalakaua, David, -- King of Hawaii, -- 1836-1891 -- Art patronagae; Nationalism and art -- Hawaii -- History -- 19th century; Hawaiian art -- 19th century; Art and society -- Hawaii -- History -- 19th century
Other titles: Hawaiian art and national culture of the Kalākaua era
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Hawaiian national art; title: Ch. 1. The art of kingship : Kalākaua's coronation; title: Ch. 2. Palaces and sacred spaces : "Iolani Palace"; title: Ch. 3. Memorializing the monarchy : the King Kamehameha Monument; title: Ch. 4. (Re)collecting history : the Hawaiian National Museum; title: Ch. 5. The artistic legacy of the Kalākaua era; title: Catalogue of the Hawaiian National Museum and library.