A. R. Gurrey, Jr.
The Surfriders of Hawaii1914

On view:

David Geffen Galleries, Polynesia: "Our Sea of Islands"

Artist or Maker: A. R. Gurrey, Jr.
United States, Kansas, active United States, Hawaii, 1874-1928
Title: The Surfriders of Hawaii
Culture: Hawaiian
Place Made: Kingdom of Hawai'i (annexed by United States), O'ahu
Date Made: 1914
Medium: Hand-tinted gelatin silver photographic prints mounted on heavy brown wove paper
Dimensions: 7 × 7 in. (17.78 × 17.78 cm)
Credit Line: Partial gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn and purchased with funds from LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala and FIJI Water
Accession Number: M.2015.33.160
Classification: Books
Collecting Area: Art of the Pacific
Curatorial Notes: Gurrey is regarded as the father of surf photography and this book is considered the first book on surfing. The book is hand-made, was publilshed in 1914 and there are only 8 copies known to exist (Maureen Cavanaugh and Patty Lane KPBS).

On view:

David Geffen Galleries, Polynesia: "Our Sea of Islands"

Artist or Maker: A. R. Gurrey, Jr.
United States, Kansas, active United States, Hawaii, 1874-1928
Title: The Surfriders of Hawaii
Culture: Hawaiian
Place Made: Kingdom of Hawai'i (annexed by United States), O'ahu
Date Made: 1914
Medium: Hand-tinted gelatin silver photographic prints mounted on heavy brown wove paper
Dimensions: 7 × 7 in. (17.78 × 17.78 cm)
Credit Line: Partial gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn and purchased with funds from LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala and FIJI Water
Accession Number: M.2015.33.160
Classification: Books
Collecting Area: Art of the Pacific
Curatorial Notes: Gurrey is regarded as the father of surf photography and this book is considered the first book on surfing. The book is hand-made, was publilshed in 1914 and there are only 8 copies known to exist (Maureen Cavanaugh and Patty Lane KPBS).