Leroy Grannis : surf photography of the 1960s and 1970s / photos by Grannis LeRoy ; edited by Jim Heimann ; essay by Steve Barilotti
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Credit LineGrannis, LeRoy
Object numberBKS.851
DescriptionCapturing the perfect wave: Tapping into the archives of America's most important surf photographer of the '60s and '70s. At a time when surfing is more popular than ever, it’s fitting to look back at the years that brought the sport into the mainstream. Developed by Hawaiian islanders over five centuries ago, surfing began to peak on the mainland in the 1950s—becoming not just a sport, but a way of life, admired and exported across the globe. One of the key image-makers from that period is LeRoy Grannis, a surfer since 1931, who began photographing the scene in California and Hawaii in the longboard era of the early 1960s.On View
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