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Waikiki Theaterno date

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of an outdoor stage at night, with a large illuminated semi-circular arch edged in small lights, two silhouetted palm trees, and small figures in light-colored costumes performing on a distant stage

Kingdom of Hawai'i (annexed by United States), O'ahu, Honolulu, Waikiki, Waikiki Theater, no date, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Partial gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn and purchased with funds from LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala and FIJI Water, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Waikiki Theater
Culture
Hawaiian
Place Made
Kingdom of Hawai'i (annexed by United States), O'ahu, Honolulu, Waikiki
Date Made
no date
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Primary support: 4 × 5 1/16 in. (10.16 × 12.86 cm)
Credit Line
Partial gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn and purchased with funds from LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala and FIJI Water
Accession Number
M.2015.33.1551
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Art of the Pacific
Curatorial Notes
The Waikiki Theater was built in 1936 in a unique Tropical Moderne style on Kalakaua Ave. The theater had a garden, fountain, lobby with ornate Moderne wall murals, ceiling fresco, and outdoor auditorium. It was demolished in 2005.