Surfer's Statue - Santa Cruz, CA
N 36° 57.285 W 122° 01.487
10S E 586823 N 4090296
This surfer sculpture is also a citizen dedication to all surfers, past, present and future.
Waymark Code: WMQPN3
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2016
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Located along West Cliff Drive is a surfing sculpture which was created in 1991 by artists Brian W. Curtis and Thomas Marsh as a dedication to all surfers - past, present, and future. There's a nearby plaque monumented on a low-lying boulder that reads:
THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED TO ALL SURFERS
-PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.THE INSPIRATION CAME FROM MEMBERS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ SURFING CLUB, FOUNDED IN 1936.
FULFILLMENT OF THIS DREAM WAS THE WORK OF NUMEROUS CITIZENS
RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SURFING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM ASSOCIATION
SURFING SCULPTURE COMMITTEE
1992
The 18-foot bronze sculpture at Lighthouse Point was dedicated May 23, 1992.