CreatorJohn WitzigTitleGeoff Culmsee, Margaret River – 1971Date1971MediumC-type printDimensionsH. 509mm x W. 666mmArtist StatementAmong the surfers who came to live on this bit of the West Australian coast in the 1960s were the surfboard makers… a cottage industry that would gradually grow into something more significant.
I’m pretty sure that we met Geoff Culmsee out in the water, and the only reason that I know that this elegant factory of his was at Cowaramup is because of a caption in Sue-Lyn Aldrian-Moyle’s excellent book, ‘Surfing Down South’. One thing that I DO remember was the generosity of the welcome that Nigel Coates and I had from the local surfers in 1971, and when we returned the following year, THAT stuck in my mind and, I hope, influenced my own attitude towards visitors on my home breaks.Accession NumberG2024.1.14Credit LineDonation by artist - John WitzigAccess AdviceFor research purposes only. No reproduction without permission of Yarrila Arts and Museum.
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Black and white photograph of Geoff Culmsee standing with a surfboard outside a house in Margaret River in 1971.
