Charles W. Watson

For the businessman, see Charles Watson (businessman).

Tree sculpture by Charles W. Watson, 1974, Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii

Charles W. Watson (born 1915), also known as Chuck Watson is an American sculptor. His son Mark Watson is also a Hawaii-based sculptor.^[1] The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu is among the public collections holding work by Charles Watson. His sculptures in public places include:^[2]

• To the Nth Power, 1971, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Pueo, 1980, Kaimuki High School, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Ka Mea Kuʻi ʻUpena, 1989, intersection of South King Street & Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Giraffe (1959) and Ostrich (1960), Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Hawaiian with ʻO ʻO, 1978, Hawaiian Dredging & Construction Company, 614 Kapahulu Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Mahiole (Feathered helmet), 1983, pair of stone sculptures, The Halekulani Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Tree, 1974, Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii

References

• Charles W. Watson in the Art Inventories Catalog of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Hawaii Artreach, “Art in Public Places”, Vol. 15, Nos. 3 & 4, Winter 2001, p. 13.
• Radford, Georgia & Warren Radford, Sculpture in the Sun: Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces, Honolulu, University Press of Hawaii, 1978, 58.

Footnotes

1. ^ Hawaii Artreach, 2001, p. 13
2. ^ Art Inventories Catalog of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

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