Photograph
8 in x 10 in / 20.3 x 25.4 cm
Provenance: John Dominis Holt, Honolulu, HI
This 1940s photograph shows surfers and an outrigger canoe off Waikīkī, with the shoreline visible in the distance. The image reflects the mid-twentieth-century visual culture of Hawaiʻi, when surfing, canoeing, and beach life became central to the public image of Waikīkī. Its association with Loewi & Co. gives the photograph an unusual commercial paper context.
The composition captures movement across the water, with swimmers, surfers, and the canoe arranged along the surf line. The photograph is direct and documentary, preserving a period view of Waikīkī before later resort development transformed the shoreline. With John Dominis Holt provenance, the piece fits within Hawaiiana, surf history, and Hawaiian beach photography.
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Photograph
8 in x 10 in / 20.3 x 25.4 cm
Provenance: John Dominis Holt, Honolulu, HI
This 1940s photograph shows surfers and an outrigger canoe off Waikīkī, with the shoreline visible in the distance. The image reflects the mid-twentieth-century visual culture of Hawaiʻi, when surfing, canoeing, and beach life became central to the public image of Waikīkī. Its association with Loewi & Co. gives the photograph an unusual commercial paper context.
The composition captures movement across the water, with swimmers, surfers, and the canoe arranged along the surf line. The photograph is direct and documentary, preserving a period view of Waikīkī before later resort development transformed the shoreline. With John Dominis Holt provenance, the piece fits within Hawaiiana, surf history, and Hawaiian beach photography.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
