The Kilohana Art League was formed in 1894 as
Honolulu’s first art association. On May 5, 1894, the woodcarver
Augusta Graham, the sculptor
Allen Hutchinson, and painters
D. Howard Hitchcock and
Annie H. Park created a forum where local artists could exhibit together and share ideas. Other members included
Alfred Richard Gurrey, Sr.
Alfred Richard Gurrey Sr. (1852–1944) was an English-born landscape painter who moved to the United States at age 20. In 1900, his employer, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, transferred him from San Francisco to Hawaii. In Hawaii, he worke ...
and
Bessie Wheeler.
"Kilohana" is a compound word derived from two
Hawaiian language
Hawaiian (', ) is a Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language o ...
words: ''kilo'' meaning to observe carefully or to spy out, and ''
hana'', meaning work. The Kilohana Art League was disbanded in 1913, and its funds were transferred to
The Outdoor Circle.
Organization
The League was organized into sub-organizations known as "circles", such as the Pictorial and Plastic Circle of the Kilohana Art League, the Dramatic Circle of the Kilohana Art League, the Musical Circle of the Kilohana Art League,
[ ] the Literary Circle of the Kilohana Art League,
and the Outdoor Circle of the Kilohana Art League.
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Arts organizations established in 1894
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