OPEN TODAY: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.

Tickets

Visual Materials

Posters

Description
A collection of twenty-seven posters and handbills relating to surf culture and events in California, Mexico, and Hawaii dating from approximately the 1970s to 2007. The posters include advertisements for surf attire and equipment (Roxy; Hobie), announcements for surf contests (Triple Crown Surfing), films (Seaflight; Follow the Sun), music (the Surfaris; the Packards), art exhibitions, and other events. Some surfers depicted in the prints include Mark Richards (1957-), Tom Curren (1964-), and Kassia Meador (1982-). Most of the materials are lithograph prints, but some screen prints are also included.
Type
Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1970s-2007, bulk 1980s-1990s
Call number
priSurf
Provenance
Purchased from Gordon McClelland, August 2023.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Find out more
View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

You might also be interested in

  • Image not available

    Surf posters and handbills collection

    Visual Materials

    A collection of twenty-seven posters and handbills relating to surf culture and events in California, Mexico, and Hawaii dating from approximately the 1970s to 2007. The posters include advertisements for surf attire and equipment (Roxy; Hobie), announcements for surf contests (Triple Crown Surfing), films (Seaflight; Follow the Sun), music (the Surfaris; the Packards), art exhibitions, and other events. Some surfers depicted in the prints include Mark Richards (1957-), Tom Curren (1964-), and Kassia Meador (1982-). Most of the materials are lithograph prints, but some screen prints are also included.

    priSurf

  • Image not available

    Handbills

    Visual Materials

    A collection of twenty-seven posters and handbills relating to surf culture and events in California, Mexico, and Hawaii dating from approximately the 1970s to 2007. The posters include advertisements for surf attire and equipment (Roxy; Hobie), announcements for surf contests (Triple Crown Surfing), films (Seaflight; Follow the Sun), music (the Surfaris; the Packards), art exhibitions, and other events. Some surfers depicted in the prints include Mark Richards (1957-), Tom Curren (1964-), and Kassia Meador (1982-). Most of the materials are lithograph prints, but some screen prints are also included.

    priSurf

  • Man and woman riding in on the surf, Santa Monica

    Man and woman riding in on the surf, Santa Monica

    Visual Materials

    Image of two surfers on a single board riding in on the surf at the beach in Santa Monica, California. The Santa Monica breakwater can be seen in the distance.

    photCL_555_06_785

  • Image not available

    Posters

    Rare Books

    This series includes 9 items. Some of the posters are reproductions of photographs or paintings of Churchill, while the others are informational or announce Churchill-related events.

    609303

  • Image not available

    Christmas Party posters

    Manuscripts

    The events surrounding the annual Huntington Christmas party are documented in this collection in the form of printed quarterlies, scrapbooks and photo albums, administrative/planning files and notebooks, posters, and ephemera.

    HIA 20.4

  • Image not available

    V. Prints and posters

    Rare Books

    Merrill wrote that he obtained approximately 90% of these posters before 1950 (letter dated Feb. 13, 2007, in collection file). All items were treated by the Conservation Department and have been flattened and sleeved in mylar. There are three very large lithographic posters, over 50 inches wide, for the London and North Eastern Railway, 1930s (646607_43, 646607_44, 646607_45), which are stored separately. At the end of the list are a small group of promotional prints for manufacturers, and two drawings and a photograph regarding early streamline inventions.

    646607