Bob Flint also known as Robert Flint, is an American ceramic artist. He arrived in Hawaii

Hawaii

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 in 1960 for a summer of surfing and quickly realized that he wanted to stay. In 1961 he entered the University of Hawaii

University of Hawaii

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, earning his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Fine Art, with a specialization in ceramics.

For twenty years Bob Flint worked from a studio at his home in Manoa, Hawaii

Manoa

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. In 1998 he moved his studio to Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii

Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii

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 on the island of Maui

Maui

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, where he now resides and continues his ceramic work.

Since the late 1960s Flint's artwork has primarily been large-scale architectural installations for such clients as Amfac Hotels, Bank of Hawaii, Castle Memorial Hospital and the Sheraton at Poipu Beach. He has completed several public works of art for the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

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• A wall of ceramic fish in Waikiki
  Waikiki
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   at the intersection of Seaside and Kalakaua avenues.
• Three ceramic murals in the Hawaii Convention Center
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   in Honolulu
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  . The murals surround three drinking fountain areas and are sculpted and carved tile depicting Blue Ginger, Shell Ginger and Torch Ginger.
• A tile sculpture of a kahili (ceremonial standard marking the presence of a Hawaiian chief) installed at King Kekaulike High School
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• Hawaiian Mountain Series I, a 1974 ceramic sculpture in Kauikeaouli Hale
  Kauikeaouli Hale
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  , Honolulu
• Sandwich Isle, a 1977 ceramic sculpture at Foster Botanical Garden
  Foster Botanical Garden
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  , Honolulu
• Pulelehua (Kamehameha Butterfly), a 1986 ceramic mural at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
  University of Hawaii at Manoa
  The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system...