PHONE BOOK ART

Original, Unused, Unfolded, Authentic Hawaii Phone Book Covers

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Hawaiian Phone Book Art, 1976

Hawaiian Tel GTE Hawaii Phone Book Art
 
Original, Unused, Unfolded, Mint Cover, Authentic
 
1816 -1976 The 160th Birthday of the Flag of Hawaii

Hawaii's state flag is the only state flag to fly over an independent kingdom. Nobody knows who assembled Hawaii's first flag, nor does anybody know the exact date when it was first raised in the year 1816. Since that year it has flown over the Kingdom, the Republic, the Territory and the State of Hawaii.

Dimensions = 11'' High by 20'' Wide

There is a detailed descrption of the artwork on the back side of the cover.
Excellent Condition, NEVER BEEN FOLDED, very hard to find, ready to frame.
 
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Hawaiian Phone Book Art, 1995

 
Hawaiian Tel GTE Hawaii Phone Book Art

 
Original, Unused, Unfolded, Mint Cover, Authentic

The orchids gracing the cover of this year's phone book were captured in a brilliant watercolor painting by artist Gary Palm. There are over 25,000 orchid species in the wild and breeders have added tens of thousands with the hybrids they have cultivated.  Treasured throughout history for their exotic beauty and spectacular array of colors, orchids thrive in tropical climates and the varieties featured in this work can all be found in Hawaii.
 
This artwork was commissioned for use as the cover of the 1995 - 1996 Hawaiian Tel Directories.

Dimensions = 11'' High by 20'' Wide

There is a detailed descrption of the artwork on the back side of the cover.
Excellent Condition, NEVER BEEN FOLDED, very hard to find, ready to frame.
 
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GTE Hawaiian Tel Phone Book Art, 2000

Hawaiian Tel GTE Hawaii Phone Book Art

Titled "Camp II, Wahiawa Sunset".

Original, Unused, Never folded, Mint Cover, Authentic

Dimensions = 13.25'' High by 17.75'' Wide

 

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Hawaiian Phone Book Art, ''Hawaii's Children, Hawaii's Future'', 1990

 
Hawaiian Tel GTE Hawaii Phone Book Art

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With each generation, we strive to maintain traditions of the past and grasp the promise of the future. It is this balance in the continuum of like which Kaneohe-raised illustrator, Michael Furuya has captured so poignantly in his painting, ''Hawaii's Children, Hawaii's Future''.

This artwork was commissioned for use as the cover of the 1990 Hawaiian Tel Directories.

Dimensions = 11'' High by 20'' Wide


There is a detailed descrption of the artwork on the back side of the cover.
Excellent Condition, NEVER BEEN FOLDED, very hard to find, ready to frame.
 
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Hawaiian Phone Book Art, ''Statehood Plus 25'', 1984


Hawaiian Tel GTE Hawaii Phone Book Art

Original, Unused, Unfolded, Mint Cover, Authentic

In tracing 25 years of history since the trritory of Hawaii became the state of Hawaii, artist Jack Mattews focuses on the people. Not the movers and doers who shaped the issue, but the average all-of-us.

Depicted by the artist is an unusual parade. Because it proceeds not just along the parade route, but through time. The artist uses sepia to set the age tone of a parade that began in 1959. Then as Hawaii moved into the 1984 celebration, colors brighten the painting and we're all there, demonstrating the reality in today's world of Hawaii's gentle Aloha spirit.

This artwork was commissioned for use as the cover of the 1984 Hawaiian Tel Directories.

Dimensions = 11'' High by 20'' Wide

There is a detailed descrption of the artwork on the back side of the cover.
Excellent Condition, NEVER BEEN FOLDED, very hard to find, ready to frame.

 

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Hawaiian Phone Book Art, 1991-1992

 
Hawaiian Tel GTE Hawaii Phone Book Art

 
Original, Unused, Unfolded, Mint Cover, Authentic

''I've always been amazed by rainbows,'' says artist Juno Galang. ''They seem to symbolize assurance that life will continue to get better. Rainbows tell us that the sun is still shining on the other side''Artist's Galang's richly layered watercolor portrays the natural verdancy of Hawaii's environment - the valleys, mountains and waterways.

This artwork was commissioned for use as the cover of the 1991-1992 Hawaiian Tel Directories.
Dimensions = 11'' High by 20'' Wide

There is a detailed descrption of the artwork on the back side of the cover.
Excellent Condition, NEVER BEEN FOLDED, very hard to find, ready to frame.
 
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Hawaiian Phone Book Art, ''Statehood Plus 20'', 1979

 
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Hawaii's inclusion as the 50th state in 1959 culminated a struggle of several decades for full-fledged citizenship and representation.

''Statehood Plus 20''

This artwork was commissioned for use as the cover of the 1979 Hawaiian Tel Directories.

Dimensions = 11'' High by 20'' Wide

There is a detailed descrption of the artwork on the back side of the cover.
Excellent Condition, NEVER BEEN FOLDED, very hard to find, ready to frame.

 
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Hawaiian Phone Book Art, 1986

 
Hawaiian Tel GTE Hawaii Phone Book Art

Original, Unused, Unfolded, Mint Cover, Authentic

Local Artist Patrick Ching portrays a view of Halley's Comet as seen from the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island.

This artwork was commissioned for use as the cover of the 1986 Hawaiian Tel Directories.  Artist Ching uses limitless imagination to create distance between the observatories at the summit of Mauna Kea, and the native plants and animals that live at lower elevations.

A selection of Hawaii's native and endangered aninal and plant species are depicted in the foreground.
 
Dimensions = 11'' High by 20'' Wide

There is a detailed descrption of the artwork on the back side of the cover.
Excellent Condition, NEVER BEEN FOLDED, very hard to find, ready to frame. We have only one of these available.
 
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Hawaiian Phone Book Art, ''Telecommunications - Hawaii's New Horizon'', Year ?

 
Hawaiian Tel GTE Hawaii Phone Book Art

 
Original, Unused, Unfolded, Mint Cover, Authentic
 
Oahu artist John Kobelanski uses pastels to render his vision of Hawaii in a global linkup of voice, data and images. Hawaii's connection to the rest of the world is through use of fiber optic cables and communication satellites in synchronous orbit 23, 000 miles above Hawaii Nei.

 
''Telecommunications - Hawaii's New Horizon''

 
This artwork commissioned for use as the cover of the 19?? Hawaiian Tel Directories.
 
Dimensions = 11'' High by 20'' Wide

 
There is a detailed descrption of the artwork on the back side of the cover.
Excellent Condition, NEVER BEEN FOLDED, very hard to find, ready to frame. We have only one of these available.

 
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Hawaiian Phone Book Art, ''The Gathering Place'', 1987

 
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It took Kailua artist Richard Pettit three months to complete the watercolor he calls ''The Gathering Place''. Pettit's style strongly portrays the high energy of Hawaii's marine life.

This art tribute to the ocean was commissioned for use as the cover of the 1987 Hawaiian Tel Directories.

Dimensions = 11'' High by 20'' Wide

There is a detailed descrption of the artwork on the back side of the cover.
Excellent Condition, NEVER BEEN FOLDED, very hard to find, ready to frame. We have only one of these available.
 
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Hawaiian Phone Book Art, Volcano

Hawaii Phone Book Art, date unknown
 
Original, Unused, Unfolded, Mint Cover, Authentic
 
"Ka aina o Pele" by Artist Kathleen Kam

Kathleen Kam is a distinquished artist and instructor who is based on the Big Island, and her painting, "Ka aina o Pele" (The Land of Pele), dramatically reveals the interaction of Kilauea's lava with the rain forest which is indigenous to the area.

Dimensions = 15.75'' High by 20'' Wide

There is a detailed descrption of the artwork on the back side of the cover.
Excellent Condition, NEVER BEEN FOLDED, very hard to find, ready to frame.