Mabel Alvarez
About the Artist Exhibitions Collections Publications Artwork Submission and Authentication
Available Oil Paintings Available Works on Paper Works by Other Artists
All Known Pictures
1910s   1920s   1930s   1940s   1950s   1960s   1970s  Date Unknown
Mabel Alvarez Painting
HAWAIIAN BOY (ABRAHAM KAMAHOAHOA)     Oct. 1939
Oil/Canvas Board    24X20
Signed Lower Right On reverse, in pencil, the artist has titled the picture and added the words: KANE KAUA. "Kane" translates to "man," and "kaua" means "warrior" or "outcast," depending on the inflection. (Abraham was deaf-mute.)