Guide to the Jack Eden photographic archive, 1959-1968

 

Collection context

Summary

Collection number:
PIC/20358
Extent:
(182 exhibition prints + 3 posters, all on boards)
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as 'Jack Eden photographic archive, National Library of Australia, PIC/20358, [item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available

Background

Content Summary:
This collection features black and white exhibition prints of Jack Eden's surfing photography, together with three posters relating to Surfabout : Australasian surfer and the "Jack Eden's Surfabout Revisited Collection" exhibition. Eden captured surfing and surf culture at beaches along the coastlines of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, as well as in Hawaii. A range of events and activities are documented, such as the First World Championship and the Australian Championship, held concurrently at Manly in 1964. The images include action shots, candid beach shots and posed line-ups, featuring surfers such as Gail Couper, Peter Drouyn, Bernard "Midget" Farrelly, Phyllis O'Donnell, Ken Williams and Robert "Nat" Young.
Biographical Note:

Jack Eden (1931-2019) was an Australian surf photographer and co-founder of Surfabout : Australasian surfer magazine. Surfabout was launched in 1962, providing a forum for Eden's photography and for representing Australia's surfing culture. The magazine ceased publication in 1968. During the late 1990s to early 2000s an exhibition titled "Jack Eden's Surfabout Revisited Collection", featuring Eden's prints and associated surfing memorabilia, toured several Australian museums and galleries.

Access and use

Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as 'Jack Eden photographic archive, National Library of Australia, PIC/20358, [item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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