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Max Freedom Long
The Land of Velvet Watersno date

Not on view
Hand-colored vertical photograph of a Hawaiian coastal scene, two palm trees framing a view of calm turquoise water and a volcanic peak in the distance under a cloudy sky
Verso of a paper sheet with aged, cream-colored surface; handwritten pencil notations in the center, including numbers and diagonal text; faint printed stamp visible mid-page.

Max Freedom Long, The Land of Velvet Waters, no date, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Partial gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn and purchased with funds from LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala and FIJI Water, Digital by Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Max Freedom Long
American, 1890 - 1971
Title
The Land of Velvet Waters
Culture
Hawaiian
Place Made
Kingdom of Hawai'i (annexed by United States), O'ahu, Honolulu
Date Made
no date
Medium
Gelatin silver chloride print with hand coloring
Dimensions
Primary support: 11 5/8 × 8 3/4 in. (29.53 × 22.23 cm) Secondary support: 16 3/4 × 12 3/4 in. (42.55 × 32.39 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.2015.33.4049
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Art of the Pacific