Surfing
Surf's up!
Covering the 1920s to the 1960s, this book brings together vintage ads, postcards, brochures, and photographs as well as period "Top 10" lists covering surf superstars, songs, and surfing spots. If you`ve ever found yourself waxing nostalgic for bygone beach culture, this is the book for you.
About the Series:
More bang for your buck! "... a fast-food, high-energy fix on the topic at hand." The New York Times Book Review
About the editor:
Cultural anthropologist and graphic design historian Jim Heimann is Executive Editor for TASCHEN America in Los Angeles. He is the author of numerous books on architecture, popular culture, and the history of the West Coast, in particular, Los Angeles and the Hollywood dream factory. For over 30 years he has built an unrivaled private collection of ephemera, which has been featured museum exhibitions around the world and in dozens of his books.
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Surfing
Heimann, Jim (ED)
Flexicover, 14 x 19.5 cm (5.5 x 7.7 in.), 192 pages, $ 9.99 |
- Reviews (13 items)
"Ca s`appelle sobrement l`Histoire du surf, c`est plein d`infos et en plus c`est beau."
Phosphore, Paris, France
Phosphore, Paris, France
- Clippings (6 items)
- See also (15 items)
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Bunker Spreckels: Surfing's Divine Prince of Decadence The hedonistic life of a peculiar playboy and surfing legend |
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LeRoy Grannis, Surf Photography of the 1960s and 1970s Capturing the perfect wave: tapping into the archives of America`s most important surf photographer of the `60s and `70s |