Born 1928
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1815 Copenhagen, Denmark - 1876 Fredensborg, Denmark. Known for: Genre, portrait, figure, Hawaii life.
Poul August Plum was born in Copenhagen in 1815, the son of a wine merchant. Although he only spent a brief time in Hawaii in 1846, his drawings of Hawaiians are, in the words of David Forbes, author... Read full biography
Poul August Plum was born in Copenhagen in 1815, the son of a wine merchant. Although he only spent a brief time in Hawaii in 1846, his drawings of Hawaiians are, in the words of David Forbes, author of "Encounters With Paradise", 'the most beautiful drawings of Hawaiians that exist'. (p 91). At... Read full biography
Poul August Plum was born in Copenhagen in 1815, the son of a wine merchant. Although he only spent a brief time in Hawaii in 1846, his drawings of Hawaiians are, in the words of David Forbes, author of "Encounters With Paradise", 'the most beautiful drawings of Hawaiians that exist'. (p 91). At sixteen Plum entered the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts where he excelled, receiving a silver medal in 1837. The king of Denmark acquired several of his popular genre scenes. It is possible that... Read full biography
Poul August Plum was born in Copenhagen in 1815, the son of a wine merchant. Although he only spent a brief time in Hawaii in 1846, his drawings of Hawaiians are, in the words of David Forbes, author of "Encounters With Paradise", 'the most beautiful drawings of Hawaiians that exist'. (p 91). At sixteen Plum entered the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts where he excelled, receiving a silver medal in 1837. The king of Denmark acquired several of his popular genre scenes. It is possible that Plum's connections to the court may have led to his recommendation as an artist for the expedition voyage of the "Galathea" (1845-47). The "Galathea" was the first Danish man-of-war to visit Hawaii, arriving in Honolulu in 1846. Many of the company had... Read full biography
Poul August Plum was born in Copenhagen in 1815, the son of a wine merchant. Although he only spent a brief time in Hawaii in 1846, his drawings of Hawaiians are, in the words of David Forbes, author of "Encounters With Paradise", 'the most beautiful drawings of Hawaiians that exist'. (p 91). At sixteen Plum entered the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts where he excelled, receiving a silver medal in 1837. The king of Denmark acquired several of his popular genre scenes. It is possible that Plum's connections to the court may have led to his recommendation as an artist for the expedition voyage of the "Galathea" (1845-47). The "Galathea" was the first Danish man-of-war to visit Hawaii, arriving in Honolulu in 1846. Many of the company had developed scurvy during a two-month crossing from the Japan Sea, and the captain, Steen Bille, decided to remain in Honolulu for a month t... Read full biography
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Slide 1 of 3: Hawaiian women in a canoe selling fruit to the crew of the Galathea
Hawaiian women in a canoe selling fruit to the crew of the Galathea
Poul August PlumHawaiian women in a canoe selling fruit to the crew of the Galathea
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Tahitian women bringing fruit to the corvette Galathea.
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The Wedding Procession
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