Covarrubias - 1953 Easter Island magazine cover - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Tue, Jan 16, 2007 7:45 PM Tres coo-elle, Vern! Wonder how old Miguel felt about working for the "man", while in his heart he was a pre-Columbian art lover and archaeologist, very well aware that oil drilling might not bring only benefits to the island! The similarity to the Aku Aku cover (merely flipped) might prove that he was the originator of yet another Polynesian Pop icon, just like the Don The Beachcomber menu cover and the Trader Vic's logo mask! On the other hand, many people know of the importance of human scale when depicting giant Tikis, here is Miguel demonstrating that himself in Bali in the 30s: ..and here he is in 1938 painting the very map that we all know and love:

Tres coo-elle, Vern! Wonder how old Miguel felt about working for the "man", while in his heart he was a pre-Columbian art lover and archaeologist, very well aware that oil drilling might not bring only benefits to the island!

The similarity to the Aku Aku cover (merely flipped) might prove that he was the originator of yet another Polynesian Pop icon, just like the Don The Beachcomber menu cover and the Trader Vic's logo mask!

On the other hand, many people know of the importance of human scale when depicting giant Tikis, here is Miguel demonstrating that himself in Bali in the 30s:

..and here he is in 1938 painting the very map that we all know and love:

Post #279267 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Jan 16, 2007 7:45 PM