Manly Beach, 1938
Photographer
Max Dupain
(1911 - 1992)
Date1938
Object number00001253
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print
DimensionsOverall: 410 x 395 mm
Mount / Matt size: 866 x 630 mm
Display dimensions (Frame): 895 x 660 x 45 mm
Mount / Matt size: 866 x 630 mm
Display dimensions (Frame): 895 x 660 x 45 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionBlack and white print, 'Manly Beach,1940s', most likely 1938, by Max Dupain.HistoryA photograph of the famous Manly beach primarily notable for its artistic quality, but it is also of journalistic interest for the many rubber surfboards which were the rage of the day.SignificanceCelebrated photographer Max Dupain turned his camera on the beach to create some of Australia's most enduring images of sunbathers, surf lifesavers and swimmers. Dupain preferred black and white photography to capture the dazzling light and colour of the Australian seaside.
He was a leading figure of the modernist New Photography movement in the 1930s and pursued a life long fascination with extremes of light, perspective and its relationship to form.
