1976 Dawson Pictorial Map of Maui, Hawaii

This is a 1976 J. Dawson pictorial map of Maui, Hawaii Islands. Dawson utilizes the Fillmore design style, pioneered by promoters of The Fillmore, a legendary 1960s-70s San Francisco music venue. This map is one of a series commissioned by Pioneer Federal Savings and Loan, with 2 others created by Dawson and one by renowned artist Darrel Millsap.

A Closer Look

Maui fills the sheet with cities, towns, and sites of interest labeled in the distinctive Fillmore style. Among the sites identified are Haleakala Crater in Haleakala National Park, the Waihoi Valley, Maalaea Bay, Nakalele Point, the banyan tree in Lahaina, and Poli Poli Springs Park. Two Nene appear on the slopes of Haleakala. Tourists and locals are illustrated throughout the island, playing in the ocean, sunbathing, ranching, hiking, and surfing. Ships, boats, and humpback whales dot the waters.

Fillmore style graphic design

Dawson borrows some elements for this map of Maui from the iconic concert posters created for The Fillmore, the legendary San Francisco music venue. The Fillmore posters' psychedelic styling and innovative use of typography cemented their place in popular culture and modern art. Dawson borrows this style from Darrel Millsap (1931 - 2012), an American artist based in California who utilized the Fillmore style for several maps of California published in the early 1970s, a map of Oahu, and a map of Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin.

Publication History and Census

This map was drawn by J. Dawson and published by Pioneer Federal Savings and Loan in 1976. It does not appear in OCLC, and we have not located any examples in institutional collections. We have found only a handful of instances when it has appeared on the private market.