New England Harbor - Bearskin Neck Wharf Rockport Massachusetts - Motif No. 1 - Vintage Travel Poster by Joseph Fehér c.1949 - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print (Unframed) 12 x 16 in

Pacifica Island Art uses an environmentally-friendly Unryu Japanese rice paper made by the Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan. Unryu, which translates to 'cloud dragon paper' in Japanese, features long strands of kozo fiber and is made from natural mulberry and hemp fibers using traditional Japanese Washi techniques - ABOUT THE ARTIST - Joseph Fehér - Joseph Fehér (1908-1987) was a Hungarian born watercolorist active in Hawaii from about 1930 - 1960. Feher fell in love with Hawaiian history and culture and completed a number of pictorial watercolor maps of Hawaii for the Dole Pineapple Company as well as a series of posters depicting destinations serviced by United Airlines. For a time Feher also worked as a senior curator for the Honolulu Academy of the Arts where he compiled an encyclopedic history of Hawaii called 'Hawaii: A Pictorial History'. Feher designed the Hawaii Statehood Commemorative Postage Stamp in 1959, and redesigned the state seal of Hawaii. He was chosen to attend the New York World’s Fair in 1964 to display the Bishop Museum’s Hawaii exhibit. During the ‘70’s, he concentrated on Printmaking, and etching was one of his favorite mediums. He also continued to teach at the Academy of Arts, inspiring many of his students.