Up for sale from a recent estate in Honolulu Hawaii, this 1940s Hawaii limited edition 9/16 black and white etching print that is titled "The Lei Makers" depicting seated and standing female figures making flower leis and was created by the well known artist and educator Shirley Russell (1886 -1985). The condition is described above for more information please check the photos. In case you would like to save money shipping the item, the print can be removed from its frame and shipped at a fraction of the state shipping cost.
Measurements:
Print 9.75 inches x 9.75 inches
Frame 19 inches x 22 inches
More about the artist:
Born in Del Rey, California, Shirley Russell, an impressionist landscape painter, studied art at Stanford University, the California School of Fine Art, the California School of Arts and Crafts, and Academie Julian in Paris, 1937 to 1938.
In 1921, she went to Hawaii and returned there in 1923 to settle permanently. She taught art in a Honolulu hig
Condition:
The print is overall in good pre-owned condition, it is slightly wavy and shows some faint brown spotting in a few places, the gilt frame is heavily worn and the lower bar of the frame must have fallen off at some point and was not very well repaired, a new frame and archival mat and backing would be a good idea
