LAVA FALLING TO THE SEA, HAWAI’I - 1977
A woven wall mural created using mixed materials for a Hawaii hotel, which may be depicted in the photograph to the right. The photograph is identified in the TVS digital record as Fabric Mural HI and may record Lava Falling to the Sea, but the identification is inconclusive.
TOM VAN SANT STANDING WITH TONY SHEETS, POSSIBLY FLOWER SHEETS, AND AN UNKNOWN WOMAN IN FRONT OF A SUBSTANTIAL FABRIC AND WOOL TAPESTRY MURAL
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Wailea Beach Hotel
Maui, Hawaii
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1977
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Hogan, Chapman, Cobeen, Weitz & Associates.
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Oil paint on canvas
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Possibly Grosvenor International Hotels.
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Unknown.
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TVS digital records.
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“The 347-room Wailea Beach Hotel, being built by Grosvenor International Hotels...is scheduled to open in early 1978.” [1]
“The strategic shift from an agricultural based economy to a tourism based economy signified the beginning of the next chapter of Maui’s diverse history... The visitor industry filled the job gap that the mechanization of the sugar industry created...
...The visitor industry experienced a significant surge beginning in the late 1970’s and continuing through the early 1990’s as a result of off- shore investments. Mainland U.S. and Japanese resort companies viewed Maui’s burgeoning visitor industry as a surefire business investment, and began developing massive, world-class resorts in Wailea and Kaanapali [2]
[1] “Resorts Expand on Valley Isle,” Long Beach Independent Press Telegram, August 22, 1976, pg. 252.
[2] General Plan 2030, “Maui Island Plan, Maui Island History: Lessons From The Past – A Guide To The Future,” Chris Hart & Partners, Inc., September 2006.
