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A color photograph of surf crashing against the shore on the left with the trees and sky formin…
Island of Hawaii, Winter Surf
A color photograph of surf crashing against the shore on the left with the trees and sky formin…
A color photograph of surf crashing against the shore on the left with the trees and sky forming the backdrop. On the right are two males and one female in swimsuits.
Island of Hawaii, Winter Surf, 1998, Elaine Mayes, chromogenic print, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, © Elaine Mayes.

Island of Hawaii, Winter Surf

Artist (American, born 1936)
Date1998
Mediumchromogenic print [Chromogenic development print; Ektacolor print]
DimensionsImage: 18 1/8 × 27 inches (46 × 68.6 cm)
Framed: 31 1/2 × 21 1/2 inches (80 × 54.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Levitt.
Object number1998.27
On View
Not on view
Copyright© Elaine Mayes. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextIn 1991, Elaine Mayes was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship Award in Photography to produce a series of work in Hawaii. Beginning in 1992, she spent one month on each of the six islands that make up the entirety of Hawaii. Mayes used a 6 x 9 Fuji camera to produce large-scale prints that captured many scenes, from family life to mist-covered landscapes. Her fascination with Hawaii did not end in 1992: she has continued to visit Hawaii and produce photographs that fulfill her belief that photograph is about “simply looking outside and finding things.”
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