LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2026
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2026
Collections

John Pfahl
Wave Theory I, Puna Coast, Hawaii1978

Not on view
Color photograph of a dark volcanic rock coastline with a single white stick upright in the foreground, deep blue ocean and overcast sky beyond

John Pfahl, Wave Theory I, Puna Coast, Hawaii, 1978, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Barry Lowen, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
John Pfahl
United States, New York, New York City, 1939-2020
Title
Wave Theory I, Puna Coast, Hawaii
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1978
Medium
Dye-imbibition print
Dimensions
Image: 7 7/8 × 8 1/4 in. (20 × 20.96 cm) Primary support: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.59 × 27.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barry Lowen
Accession Number
M.82.261.44
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
Copyright
© John Pfahl