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B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Dec 30, 2005 6:22 PM Me would like to inquire about smiling Wahine that I once photographed in situ at the Kahiki, for my book (p. 147). Though she now looks like she's had some damage since.... Now I remember why I referred to LaVisse as a "student" of Leeteg: All but the above girl are almost straight copies from bestselling Leeteg paintings (top to bottom): "Tahitian Chief" "Hawaiian Beach Boy" "Adze Man" and, of course, "Hina Rapa", which was again "borrowed" by Palm Springs' "Chi Chi" nightclub. And furthermore, in the do-cee-do of Poly Pop, because ol' Leeteg always worked from photographs, two of the above copies were previously copied by Leeteg himself, from art photos of other photographers! :o ...all in the tradition of what I refer to as the Polynesian Pop "Chain of Transmission" :)

Me would like to inquire about smiling Wahine that I once photographed in situ at the Kahiki, for my book (p. 147). Though she now looks like she's had some damage since....

Now I remember why I referred to LaVisse as a "student" of Leeteg:
All but the above girl are almost straight copies from bestselling Leeteg paintings (top to bottom):

"Tahitian Chief"
"Hawaiian Beach Boy"
"Adze Man"
and, of course, "Hina Rapa", which was again "borrowed" by Palm Springs' "Chi Chi" nightclub.

And furthermore, in the do-cee-do of Poly Pop, because ol' Leeteg always worked from photographs, two of the above copies were previously copied by Leeteg himself, from art photos of other photographers! :o

...all in the tradition of what I refer to as the Polynesian Pop "Chain of Transmission" :)

Post #205027 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Dec 30, 2005 6:22 PM