“Surf Craft” at the Mingei International Museum in San Diego’s Balboa Park tells the story of the craft of surfboard making in the 20th century. The exhibition ends Sunday. (Tom Politeo / For The Los Angeles Times)
One wall of the exhibition is devoted to surfboard fins created by a variety of designers from the 1960s to 2011. (Tom Politeo / For The Los Angeles Times)
An ironing board turned surfboard from the 1930s bears the letters LBSC for the Long Beach Surf Club. (Tom Politeo / For The Los Angeles Times)
One of the oldest boards in the exhibition, identified as a “surf-bathing board,” left, dates to around 1900. s Tourists apparently liked to hit the waves on these boards made of balsa and covered with canvas and paint. (Tom Politeo / For The Los Angeles Times)
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The exhibition focuses on those who created and influenced surfboard design. Tom “Pohaku” Stone creates traditional “olo” or Hawaiian wooden boards made with surfboard aficionado Larry Fuller. (Tom Politeo / For The Los Angeles Times)
Boards on display include a 1971 prototype for a Boogie Board, front. (Tom Politeo / For The Los Angeles Times)
“Surf Craft” features dozens of vintage and modern wave-riding craft, which are works of art in their own right. (Tom Politeo / For The Los Angeles Times)
