Edward Bailey

Edward Bailey (1814–1903) was the most accomplished of the Hawaiian missionary period artists in Hawaii.

[1] Along with his wife Caroline Hubbard, Bailey arrived in Hawaii as a missionary-teacher in 1837 on the ship Mary Frazier.

Bailey's early works were sketches and drawings which were engraved by students at the Lahainaluna Seminary between 1833 and 1843.

[2] Bailey's best known paintings are landscapes depicting the natural beauty of central Maui.

The Bailey House Museum (Wailuku, Hawaii) and the Lyman House Memorial Museum (Hilo, Hawaii) are among the public collections holding works by Edward Bailey.