Last Days of Summer

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California Skateboarding Archive 1975-1978

By Hugh Holland; Introduction by Shepard Fairey; Contributions by Nick Owchar

Explore the captivating world of 1970s California skateboarding through Hugh Holland's iconic lens. This complete archive, enriched with many never-before-seen images and an introduction by acclaimed artist Shepard Fairey, unveils the evolution of a legendary subculture and the photographer who documented it all.

From 1975 to 1978, Holland immortalized the burgeoning subculture of skateboarding in California, photographing young sidewalk surfers on the streets of Los Angeles, parts of the San Fernando Valley, Venice Beach, and as far away as San Francisco and Baja California. The photographs in Last Days of Summer, from suburban backyard haunts to the asphalt streets that connected them, still resonate as an important document of this time and place, while Nick Owchar's extensive interviews with Holland and well-known skateboarders and visual artists, including the legendary Danny Kwock and Ed Templeton, underscore how this photographic time capsule of California youth culture still inspires today.

Retail Price: $60.00
Details: Hardcover, 320 pages, 12” x 9”
Publisher: Chronicle Chroma

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California Skateboarding Archive 1975-1978

By Hugh Holland; Introduction by Shepard Fairey; Contributions by Nick Owchar

Explore the captivating world of 1970s California skateboarding through Hugh Holland's iconic lens. This complete archive, enriched with many never-before-seen images and an introduction by acclaimed artist Shepard Fairey, unveils the evolution of a legendary subculture and the photographer who documented it all.

From 1975 to 1978, Holland immortalized the burgeoning subculture of skateboarding in California, photographing young sidewalk surfers on the streets of Los Angeles, parts of the San Fernando Valley, Venice Beach, and as far away as San Francisco and Baja California. The photographs in Last Days of Summer, from suburban backyard haunts to the asphalt streets that connected them, still resonate as an important document of this time and place, while Nick Owchar's extensive interviews with Holland and well-known skateboarders and visual artists, including the legendary Danny Kwock and Ed Templeton, underscore how this photographic time capsule of California youth culture still inspires today.

Retail Price: $60.00
Details: Hardcover, 320 pages, 12” x 9”
Publisher: Chronicle Chroma

Purchase

  • Hugh Holland was a Los Angeles-based photographer who rose to fame with now-classic 1970s images of skateboarders and their burgeoning subculture. He exhibited his photographs at galleries and retailers around the world, including M+B Gallery in L.A., Benrubi Gallery in New York, Colette in Paris, and Herman Miller in Tokyo, to name a few. He also participated in brand collaborations with Lanvin, Vans, and Wax Poster. His books include Locals Only by AMMO Books and Silver. Skate. Seventies. by Chronicle Chroma. 

    Shepard Fairey is an internationally acclaimed artist who emerged from the skateboarding scene in the late 1980s. Fairey has exhibited globally and his work is featured in museum collections around the world, including the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

    Nick Owchar is the founder of Impressive Content, an editing and content service. He is a writer with more than twenty years of professional experience in journalism and higher education. He is also the former deputy book editor for the Los Angeles Times