Reyn Spooner Guy (not Jimmy ) Buffet Print of Native Hawiians
NOTHING SAYS AUTHENTIC HAWAIIAN Shirt LIKE REYN SPOONER. Wear a piece of Art with a Guy Buffet Hawiian Shirt .See their history below .
Size is XL Actual Dimenstions are 25.5 Inches underarm across Underarm and 31 inches Length
FYI I am putting my entire Guy Buffet Collection up for sale and will offer a discount for multiple purchases by a single buyer as well as combine shippng .
REYNOLDS MCCULLOUGH (known to everyone as Reyn) grew up in California on Catalina Island. When he came home from service after WWII, he began working at a men’s shop in Avalon on Catalina Island. Reyn proved to have a keen eye for fashion and marketing, so in 1949 he bought his employer’s shop and renamed it Reyn’s Men’s Wear. Eventually he ran six stores in California and was known for carrying exceptional mens resort clothing.
On his first trip to Hawai'i in 1957, Reyn was captivated by
life in the Hawaiian Islands. He also recognized a business opportunity as
jumbo jets made tourism possible and statehood was imminent. A year later, Reyn
moved his family to Honolulu, and when Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu
opened in 1959, Reyn’s Men’s Wear was one of the first shops to open its doors.
Guy Buffet was commissioned by the Salt Lake Olympic
Committee to create the Fun of the Olympic Games.
Following his education at the Beaux Arts de Toulon and the
Academie de Peinture de la Ville de Paris, Guy Buffet’s paintings gained
international acclaim. He later served in the French Navy as the official
artist, allowing him the opportunity to paint throughout the world and document
a wide variety of cultures. As a young man, Buffet’s work was displayed
at the Museum of the French Navy at Toulon.
During Buffet’s travels to Hawaii, he fell in the with
cultural history and folklore of the state and its people, so much so that he
decided to live there. His fascination and subsequent move resulted in
several commissions and mural work which contributed to his escalating fame.