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Hawaii / CWB. – Vintage Wall Art

Hawaii / CWB., 1918, [c1919] — historic print
Hawaii / CWB., 1918, [c1919]. Historic print from the Sports collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Hawaii / CWB., preserved in this historic print. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The block is titled and dated 1918, which places this color woodcut among the earlier prints to treat surfing as its own subject rather than a backdrop. Surfing had been part of Hawaiian life for centuries, and by the 1910s Waikiki was drawing visitors who watched riders on long wooden boards. The flat shapes of waves and sky suit the woodcut medium well, and the monogram CWB identifies the maker, though the record does not give a fuller name.

Created / published1918, [c1919]
Medium1 print : woodcut, color.
GenreWoodcuts Color 1910-1920.
NotesK133951 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed with monogram: CWB; titled and dated on block.
SubjectsSurfing--Hawaii--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,461 × 1,173 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216184

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