TheMetcalf Chateau, also known asThe Group of Seven,^[1] was a group ofAsian-American artists with ties toHonolulu. The name is derived from a house slated for demolition on Metcalf Street in Honolulu, in which they exhibited in 1954.^[2][3] The exhibition was seen by Robert Griffin, director of theHonolulu Academy of Arts, who arranged for the artists to have a group show at the museum.^[4] The group's members wereSatoru Abe (1926-2025),Bumpei Akaji (1921–2002),Edmund Chung,Tetsuo Ochikubo (1923–1975),Jerry T. Okimoto (1924–1998),James Park, andTadashi Sato (1923–2005).

TheMetcalf Chateau overlaps with a loosely associated group of elevenmodernist artists of Japanese descent, allnisei (second generation) born in Hawaii. These artists areSatoru Abe,Bumpei Akaji,Isami Doi,Keichi Kimura,Sueko Matsueda Kimura,Harue Oyama McVay,Tetsuo Ochikubo,Jerry T. Okimoto,Tadashi Sato,Toshiko Takaezu, andHarry Tsuchidana.^[5]Isami Doi (1903–1965) was the oldest of these eleven artists and mentored many of them.^[6]

• Matsumoto, Lacy, "Hawaii artist honors late friend with exhibition – Satoru Abe to show his work alongside pieces by Jerry Okimoto at Nu'uanu Gallery",Honolulu Advertiser, July 28, 2008, D1.
• Mark, Steven, "Metcalf Chateau Show",Honolulu Star-Advertiser, July 27, 2014, p. F7
• Honolulu Museum of Art,Spalding House Self-guided Tour, Sculpture Garden, 2014, p. 12

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