PUBLIC ART IN PUBLIC PLACES - Phillip "Flippy" and Walter Hoffman Statues (2025) by Bill Limebrook

Phillip "Flippy" and Walter

Hoffman Statue (2025)

Bill Limebrook

DESCRIPTION: 130½-inch high by 58-inch wide by 38-inch long life-size cast bronze statue and sculpture of brothers Phillip Hoffman and Walter Hoffman posing with a 9½-foot high surfboard, mounted on a tapered 4-foot high concrete plinth
Philip Rube "Flippy" Hoffman (1930-2010) and his brother Walter Hoffman, Dana Point natives, were big wave surfing pioneers and innovative businessmen known for developing early surfing culture attire with tropical and batik features. Both were honored in the Huntington Beach Surfing Walk of Fame in 2006. The statues were unveiled July 31, 2025 and follow . Walter Hoffman's daughter Joyce Hoffman, considered the first female international surfing star and athlete, was honored with her own life-size statu by Bill Limebrook on January 27, 2022 at Watermen's Plaza. Below is a list of Watermen's Plaza public artworks.

LOCATION: Watermen's Plaza, 15 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, California, USA

WATERMEN'S PLAZA Public Art Installations

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