Isaacs Art Center

Isaacs Art Center
Exterior view of the Isaacs Art Center
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Established2004
Location65-1268 Kawaihae Road Kamuela, HI 96743
DirectorMollie M. Hustace
Websiteisaacsartcenter.hpa.edu
Waimea Elementary School
Isaacs Art Center is located in Hawaii
Isaacs Art Center
Coordinates20°01′21″N 155°40′24″W / 20.0223981°N 155.6732488°W / 20.0223981; -155.6732488
Built1915
Architectural styleHawaiian plantation
RestoredJune 2002 - March 2004
NRHP reference No.05000541
Added to NRHPJune 8, 2005[1]
Hawaii Preparatory Academy

The Isaacs Art Center is an art museum and retail gallery in Waimea on the Island of Hawaii. It is operated by and for the benefit of the Hawaii Preparatory Academy; all proceeds benefit the school's scholarship fund.[2]

In addition to its retail holdings, the center houses an expansive permanent collection of Hawaiian, Pan-Pacific, and Asian art, including the world's largest intact collection of works by Madge Tennent. Among the many major artists represented are Jean Charlot, D. Howard Hitchcock, Herb Kawainui Kane, Huc-Mazelet Luquiens, Ben Norris, Louis Pohl, Horatio Nelson Poole, Lloyd Sexton, Jr., Jules Tavernier, and Lionel Walden.[3]

  1. ^ "Waimea Elementary School". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Isaacs Art Center Museum and Gallery". Isaacs Art Center. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference big was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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