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Coral Hibiscus
Kingo "Melvin" Fujii
Coral Hibiscus illustration originally done for the Encyclopedia Britannica for a flowers of Hawaii section. The illustration was reproduced for a greeting card (seen here). It is unclear if this greeting card went into circulation or not. This is from Kingo Fujii's personal collection.
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Da Nite Befor Kalikamaka
Kingo "Melvin" Fujii
Copy of a book proof for a children's book about the night before Christmas written by Kingo Fujii in pidgin English.
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Happy New Year 2007!!
Kingo "Melvin" Fujii
Illustration for a personal new year's card from 2007 by Kingo Melvin Fujii. Note how the mechanical horse is powered by poi and heading toward an Aloha planet (Fujii is originally from Hawaii).
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Ilima
Kingo "Melvin" Fujii
Ilima illustration originally done for the Encyclopedia Britannica for a flowers of Hawaii section. The illustration was reproduced for a greeting card (seen here). It is unclear if this greeting card went into circulation or not. This is from Kingo Fujii's personal collection.
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Kalamona
Kingo "Melvin" Fujii
Kalamona illustration originally done for the Encyclopedia Britannica for a flowers of Hawaii section. The illustration was reproduced for a greeting card (seen here). It is unclear if this greeting card went into circulation or not. This is from Kingo Fujii's personal collection.
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Kingo "Melvin" Fujii petroglyphs
Kingo "Melvin" Fujii
Snap shot of Kingo Fujii's petroglyphs in his home.
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Kingo "Melvin" Fujii's parents - Onoe Hidenojo Masasuke Fujii and Yuri Kobayashi Fujii
Kingo "Melvin" Fujii
Snap shot of posters of Kngo (Melvin) Fujii's parents, Onoe Hidenojo Masasuke Fujii and Yuri Kobayashi Fujii, in Melvin's home. Photo by Andrea Duke, 2012.
Masasuke Fujii - 1883-1937 - director/actor, artist, and chief choreographer for the original Hawaii Kabuki Theater Group.
Yuri Kobayashi Fujii - 1891-1982 - teacher of traditional Japanese musical instruments. -
Pandorea
Kingo "Melvin" Fujii
Pandorea illustration originally done for the Encyclopedia Britannica for a flowers of Hawaii section. The illustration was reproduced for a greeting card (seen here). It is unclear if this greeting card went into circulation or not. This is from Kingo Fujii's personal collection.