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Big Surf in the middle of the desert. A large freshwater lagoon where you can ride rolling breakers up to five feet high, created by a hydraulic wave maker. Arizona USA

Artist: HURN David
USA. ARIZONA. Big Surf in the middle of the desert. A large freshwater lagoon where you can ride rolling breakers up to five feet high, created by a hydraulic wave maker. The waves roll onto a palm dotted, four acre, sandy beach. 1980.
Image: © David Hurn / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru  National Museum Wales

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 56742

Creation/Production

HURN David
Role: Photographer
Date: 2016 –

Acquisition

Gift, 25/4/2017
Donated by David Hurn, 2017

Measurements

h(cm) image size:24.6
w(cm) image size:37
h(cm) paper size:33
w(cm) paper size:48.3

Techniques

Digital Pigment Print

Material

Archival paper

Location

In store

Categories

Ffotograff | Photograph Gweithiau ar bapur | Works on paper Celf Gain | Fine Art Nofio | Swimming Anialwch | Desert CADP content
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USA. ARIZONA. Big Surf in the middle of the desert. A large freshwater lagoon where you can ride rolling breakers up to five feet high, created by a hydraulic wave maker. The waves roll onto a palm dotted, four acre, sandy beach. 1980.
© David Hurn / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru  National Museum Wales
  • USA. ARIZONA. Big Surf in the middle of the desert. A large freshwater lagoon where you can ride rolling breakers up to five feet high, created by a hydraulic wave maker. The waves roll onto a palm dotted, four acre, sandy beach. 1980.