Statue of Kamehameha I (Kapaau, Hawaii)
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The Kamehameha I statue (original cast) is an outdoor sculpture by American artist Thomas Ridgeway Gould, cast in 1880 and installed in 1883. It stands in front of the old country courthouse in the town of Kapaʻau, located in North Kohala on the Island of Hawaiʻi. Made of cast brass and painted with lifelike colors, it depicts Kamehameha I, and represents an important cultural and spiritual object for the local community.
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Statue of Kamehameha I | |
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Artist | Thomas Ridgeway Gould |
Completion date | 1880; 144 years ago (1880) (cast); 1883; 141 years ago (1883) (installed) |
Medium | cast brass and painted with lifelike colors |
Subject | Kamehameha I |
Location | Kapaʻau, Hawaii |
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