Period photograph
13 3/4 in x 10 1/4 in / 34.9 x 26 cm
Provenance: By descent of the artist
This period photograph by William Henderson shows a group of musicians seated at Waikīkī, including a central figure holding a guitar. The image records a social and musical beach scene rather than a formal performance or studio portrait. Henderson’s framing gives the group a relaxed immediacy while still emphasizing light, shadow, and the arrangement of bodies in space.
The photograph is composed with strong contrast, placing the seated figures against a wall and the bright sand. The guitar, bare feet, and beach setting connect the image to the casual musical culture associated with Hawaiʻi in the early twentieth century. As part of the Henderson Waikīkī group, it fits within Hawaiiana, artist photography, and early visual records of island leisure and music.
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Period photograph
13 3/4 in x 10 1/4 in / 34.9 x 26 cm
Provenance: By descent of the artist
This period photograph by William Henderson shows a group of musicians seated at Waikīkī, including a central figure holding a guitar. The image records a social and musical beach scene rather than a formal performance or studio portrait. Henderson’s framing gives the group a relaxed immediacy while still emphasizing light, shadow, and the arrangement of bodies in space.
The photograph is composed with strong contrast, placing the seated figures against a wall and the bright sand. The guitar, bare feet, and beach setting connect the image to the casual musical culture associated with Hawaiʻi in the early twentieth century. As part of the Henderson Waikīkī group, it fits within Hawaiiana, artist photography, and early visual records of island leisure and music.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
