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LeRoy Neiman is one of America's best known sports artists. This painting is from 1977 when skateboarding was at its height in the 1970s. During the 1960s and 1970s skateboarding was greatly influenced by surfing.
Long John Silver, not just a fast food chain
N.C. Wyeth is one the most prominent and well known illustration artists in American History. This painting is a illustration from the book Treasure Island. His 1911 version of Treasure Island is one of his most well known illustrated works. Father of legendary American artist Andrew Wyeth.
During Patches and Popsicles at Surfy Surfy Mowgli was snapped by photographer Wehtahnah Tucker. This was featured in the July 15th issue of The Coast News newspaper of Encinitas.
Thank you to all who came out this summer for Patches and Popsicles! It was a blast. Don't miss the last one The Revenge of Patches and Popsicles August 17th 1-4 at Thalia Surf Shop. Hope to see you there!
Wait . . . where's the red swim trunks. Early lifeguards in action.
Winslow Homer is one of America's preeminent artists from the 1800s. He was a Realist, mainly focused on painting scenes of ordinary life and landscapes. "Undertow" is based on a real life rescue that Homer witnessed on a visit to Atlantic City in 1883. He choose to do a freizelike formation to create a more dramatic effect. The painting was first shown at the National Academy in 1887.
Hawaiian Surfers and US Navy Party in 1908
Today in history the US and Hawaii had a diplomatic celebration that consisted of a fruit exchange and a surfing demonstration. Sounds pretty boss to me! Article originally appeared in the July 20, 1908 Los Angeles Times.