In 1882, the Cookes built a home on Beretania Street, across from Thomas Square Park. In the time, they had unobstructed views of Diamond Head and Punahou School from their second-story windows. As Cooke's career prospered, they began to gather their own private fine art collection. Anna's first additions were "parlor pieces" that graced their Beretania Street home. She frequented the shop of furniture maker Yeun Kwock Fong Inn who often had ceramics and textile pieces sent from his brother in China. Fong Inn eventually became one of Honolulu's leading art importers. Anna was an advocate for local artists, especially Charles W. Bartlett. She hosted exhibitions in her home and introduced artists to her wealthy friends.
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The Cookes' art collection outgrew their own home and the homes of their children. In 1920, she and her daughter Alice (Mrs. Phillip Spalding), her daughter-in-law Dagmar (Mrs. Richard Cooke), and Catharine E. B. Cox (Mrs. Isaac Cox), an art and drama teacher, began to catalogue and research the collection with the intent to display the items in a museum for the children of Hawaii. With little formal training, these women obtained a charter for the museum from the Territory of Hawaii in 1922, while continuing to catalogue each art treasure in the collection. In 1924, Cooke hired the painter Frank Montague Moore as the first director of the Honolulu Museum of Art. From the beginning, she wanted a museum that reflected the unique attributes of Hawaii's multi-cultural make-up.
The Cookes donated their Beretania Street home for the museum, along with an endowment of $25,000 and several thousand works of art. Their family home was torn down to make way for the new museum. New York architect Bertram Goodhue designed the plans for a classic Hawaiian-style building with the mountains as a backdrop and colorful blossoming trees, flowers, and shrubs complementing the simple off-white exteriors and tiled roofs. Goodhue died before the project was completed. Stepping in to finish the job was Hardie Phillip. Over the years, this unique style has been imitated in many buildings throughout the state.
On April 8, 1927, the Honolulu Museum of Art opened. On August 8, 1934, Cooke died quietly in her home.
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October 27, 2023
anna, rice, cooke, september, 1853, august, 1934, patron, arts, founder, honolulu, museum, anna, charlotte, rice, cookepainting, frederic, yates, 1854, 1919, 1910, honolulu, museum, artborn, 1853, september, 1853diedaugust, 1934, 1934, aged, honolulu, hawaiisp. Anna Rice Cooke September 5 1853 August 8 1934 was a patron of the arts and the founder of the Honolulu Museum of Art Anna Charlotte Rice CookePainting by Frederic Yates 1854 1919 1910 Honolulu Museum of ArtBorn 1853 09 05 September 5 1853DiedAugust 8 1934 1934 08 08 aged 80 Honolulu HawaiiSpouseCharles Montague CookeChildrenCharles Montague Jr Clarence H George P Richard A Alice T Theodore A Contents 1 Biography 2 Honolulu Academy of Arts 3 Family tree 4 ReferencesBiography editAnna Charlotte Rice was born on September 5 1853 into a prominent missionary family on Oahu Hawaii Her father was teacher William Harrison Rice 1813 1863 and her mother was Mary Sophia Hyde Anna grew up on the island of Kauaʻi She attended Punahou School then called Oahu College 1867 1868 and Mills College 1871 1872 1 In 1874 she married Charles Montague Cooke a successful businessman and the two eventually settled in Honolulu Ones of her sons was Charles Montague Cooke Jr 1874 1948 an American zoologist Other children were Clarence H Cooke George P Cooke Richard A Cooke Alice T Cooke and Theodore A Cooke 2 In 1882 the Cookes built a home on Beretania Street across from Thomas Square Park In the time they had unobstructed views of Diamond Head and Punahou School from their second story windows As Cooke s career prospered they began to gather their own private fine art collection Anna s first additions were parlor pieces that graced their Beretania Street home She frequented the shop of furniture maker Yeun Kwock Fong Inn who often had ceramics and textile pieces sent from his brother in China Fong Inn eventually became one of Honolulu s leading art importers Anna was an advocate for local artists especially Charles W Bartlett She hosted exhibitions in her home and introduced artists to her wealthy friends Honolulu Academy of Arts editThe Cookes art collection outgrew their own home and the homes of their children In 1920 she and her daughter Alice Mrs Phillip Spalding her daughter in law Dagmar Mrs Richard Cooke and Catharine E B Cox Mrs Isaac Cox an art and drama teacher began to catalogue and research the collection with the intent to display the items in a museum for the children of Hawaii With little formal training these women obtained a charter for the museum from the Territory of Hawaii in 1922 while continuing to catalogue each art treasure in the collection In 1924 Cooke hired the painter Frank Montague Moore as the first director of the Honolulu Museum of Art From the beginning she wanted a museum that reflected the unique attributes of Hawaii s multi cultural make up The Cookes donated their Beretania Street home for the museum along with an endowment of 25 000 and several thousand works of art Their family home was torn down to make way for the new museum New York architect Bertram Goodhue designed the plans for a classic Hawaiian style building with the mountains as a backdrop and colorful blossoming trees flowers and shrubs complementing the simple off white exteriors and tiled roofs Goodhue died before the project was completed Stepping in to finish the job was Hardie Phillip Over the years this unique style has been imitated in many buildings throughout the state On April 8 1927 the Honolulu Museum of Art opened On August 8 1934 Cooke died quietly in her home Family tree editvteRice Cooke family treeWilliam Harrison Rice 1813 1862 Mary Sophia Hyde 1816 1911 i Amos Starr Cooke 1810 1871 Juliette Montague 1812 1896 Paul Isenberg 1837 1903 Maria Rice 1842 1867 William Hyde Rice 1846 1924 Anna Rice 1853 1934 C M Cooke 1849 1909 D Paul R Isenberg 1866 1919 Charles A Rice 1876 1899 Harold Rice 1883 1962 C M Cooke Jr 1874 1948 ii Clarence Hyde Cooke 1876 1944 George Paul Cooke 1882 1960 Dora Jane Cole 1917 1988 Juliet Rice Wichman 1901 1987 Harold Thomas Kay 1896 1976 Anna Frances Cooke 1903 1956 Francis Judd Cooke 1910 1995 Alan Cooke Kay born 1932 Notes 3 4 References edit Edward T James Janet Wilson James Paul S Boyer Radcliffe College 1971 Notable American Women 1607 1950 A Biographical Dictionary Harvard University Press pp 377 378 ISBN 978 0 674 62734 5 George F Nellist ed 1925 Charles Montague Cooke The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders Honolulu Star Bulletin Finding Aid to the Rice Family papers 1838 1964 PDF Kauai Historical Society Cooke Family History and Kualiʻi Manoa Heritage Center Manoa Heritage Center Retrieved 2020 04 06 Honolulu Academy of Arts Honolulu Academy of Arts Honolulu Honolulu Star bulletin 1937 Marian Sister Grace The Honolulu Academy of Arts Its Origin and Founder Honolulu The Honolulu Academy of Arts 1984 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anna Rice Cooke amp oldid 1158570147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
