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Collections

Unrecorded
Duke Kahanamokucirca 1917

On view:
David Geffen Galleries, Polynesia: "Our Sea of Islands"
Sepia-toned photograph of a man in a one-piece athletic swimsuit standing on sand in front of a tall wooden surfboard labeled 'DUKE,' with a handwritten inscription in the lower right corner
Artist or Maker
Unrecorded
Title
Duke Kahanamoku
Culture
Hawaiian
Place Made
Kingdom of Hawai'i (annexed by United States)
Date Made
circa 1917
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 7 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (19.05 × 12.07 cm) Mat: 14 × 14 3/4 in. (35.56 × 37.47 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.2015.33.5
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Art of the Pacific
Curatorial Notes
Photo is featured in the article "Asian Pacific American Months Highlights: Duke Kahanamoku" on the National Archives blog webpage. The author credits the photo to Floyd Lavinius Parks.
Selected Bibliography
  • Gifts on the Occasion of LACMA's 50th Anniversary. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2015.

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