item details
NameOpo the dolphin, Opononi
ProductionEric Lee-Johnson; photographer; 1956; Ōpononi
Classificationblack-and-white prints, gelatin silver prints
Materialssilver, photographic paper, photographic gelatin
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 193mm (height), 244mm (length)
Registration NumberO.030627
Credit linePurchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds
Overview
View looking at three children swimming with Opo, one boy and two girls. The boy, who is to the right of Opo, reaching for the dolphin's fin, has his tounge poking out. The edge of a rowboat and an oar are visible in the background (in other prints of this image the rowboat is cropped in, in this it has been cropped out).