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Pirkle Jones
Breaking Waves, Golden Gate, San Francisco1952, printed 1968

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Black and white photograph of a wave crashing against coastal rocks, sending a tall plume of spray skyward, backlit by a low sun on the horizon

Pirkle Jones, Breaking Waves, Golden Gate, San Francisco, 1952, printed 1968, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Pirkle Jones, digital image © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Pirkle Jones
United States, 1914-2009
Title
Breaking Waves, Golden Gate, San Francisco
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1952, printed 1968
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 3/16 × 13 5/16 in. (23.34 × 33.81 cm) Primary support: 9 3/16 × 13 5/16 in. (23.34 × 33.81 cm) Secondary support: 14 × 17 15/16 in. (35.56 × 45.56 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Pirkle Jones
Accession Number
M.2001.224.1.1
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
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