The rising of Makaliʻi at sunset marks the beginning of the Hawaiian new year, known as Makahiki. Makahiki usually begins mid-November and ends in late January or February, aligning with the rainy season. It is a time set aside for tribute, harvest, sport, and play. The word Makahiki can refer to a time of celebration, […]
Pointillism, also called divisionism and chromo-luminarism, in painting, the practice of applying small strokes or dots of color to a surface so that from a distance they visually blend together. The technique is associated with its inventor, Georges Seurat, and his student, Paul Signac, who both espoused Neo-Impressionism, a movement that flourished from the late […]
Old film posters are more than just relics of the past. Movie poster art is now recognized as a leading art form as vintage movie posters show of the 20th century, and these vintage movie posters distill hours of iconic movies into a single image. Since the beginning of Motion Picture history, Vintage Movie Posters were created […]
Lahaina Printsellers offers a very large collection of antique maps encompassing the world. Our collection of antique maps represents a broad range of map publishers and cartographers, including Ortelius, Blaeu, Mercator, Strahan & Cadell, John Tallis, Rand McNally, Mitchell, Colton, Johnson, Bingham, Weller, Cram and the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (S.D.U.K). As […]
