Four wheels and a board : the Smithsonian history of skateboarding / edited by Betsy Gordon and Jane Rogers ; foreword by Rodney Mullen ; directors' notes by Anthea M. Hartig and Cynthia Chavez Lamar ; in association with the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of the American Indian.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gordon, Betsy, 1957- editor.

Rogers, Jane, 1964- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smithsonian Institution--Catalogs.

Smithsonian Institution.

Skateboarding--United States--History.

Skateboarding.

Skateboarding--United States--History--Pictorial works.

United States.

Genre:

Catalogs.

History.

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2022]

Summary:

"A bold look at the creative, controversial, and vibrant history of skateboarding, and the amazing skaters who continually reinvent it"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. ONE `60s Surfboards, Airplanes, and Roller Stakes: The Birth of the American Skateboard

Introduction / Jane Rogers

Timeline: The 1960s

"The Last of the Surfs Is America" / C. R. Steyck

What Is That Thing Called? / Skip Engblom

The Never-Ending Endless Summer / Eric Jentsch

Buster Wilson's Garage / Jim Fitzpatrick

Skating in Europe / Jim Fitzpatrick

East Coast Skating / John O'Malley

Chaz Bojorquez: From Tagging to the Smithsonian / Jane Rogers

From Punch Line to Life Lesson / Betsy Gordon

ch. TWO `70s There's a Great Future in Plastics: Technology Changes Skateboarding

Timeline: The 1970s

Women's Skateboarding / Cindy Whitehead

From Creative to Cadillac / Jane Rogers

The Rise and Fall of the Legend of Dogtown / Skip Engblom

The Beginning of a Skateboarding Dynasty / Richard Novak

From Black Hill to Signal Hill / Jane Rogers

Magazines, Catalogs, and Skateparks / Bryan Ridgeway

Pushing across America / Jack Smith

My First Skateboard / Tony Hawk

Carving a Path in Skateboarding / Judi Oyama

So You Want to Collect a Skateboard? / Jane Rogers

The Beginnings: Carlsbad Skatepark / John O'Malley

Expatriating Skateboard Heritage / Betsy Gordon

ch. THREE `80s Vert, Street, VHS, and Zines

Timeline: The 1980s

Powell-Peralta Deck Donation / Tony Hawk

Thanks for the Skateboard, Tony! / Jane Rogers

No More Skateparks and the Rise of the Zine / Bryan Ridgeway

We Were Screwed / Cindy Whitehead

Mail-Order Skateboards and the Ollie / Brian Anderson

I Just Want to Skate / Salman Agah

Pushing across America, Take Two / Jack Smith

The History of Skateboard Graphics / Matt Bass

SHUT Skateboards / Rodney Smith

The Bones Brigade on the Road / Jim Fitzpatrick

NHS: Surviving Skateboarding in the Late 1980s / Bob Denike

ch. FOUR `90s Not Just Guys and Not Just California

Timeline: The 1990s

The Truth Lies between Style and Substance / Ted Barrow

Rookie Skateboards / Catharine Lyons

Florida Girl in a California World / Elissa Steamer

The Island of Lost Children: Zoo York / Eli Morgan Gesner

Skateboarding and Sneaker Culture / Kevin Imamura

The Skateboard That Changed America / Jim Fitzpatrick

From Skateboarder to Snowboarder and Back Again / Cara-Beth Burnside

Proud to Be a Skater / Alexis Sablone

George Orton and the Rise of the X Games / Jane Rogers

Turning Pro / Brian Anderson

Skate Stoppers / Betsy Gordon

ch. FIVE `00s Skateboarding Looks Back

Timeline: The 2000s

Skateboarding in the New Millennium / Ted Barrow

Tim Brauch and the Beginning of the Skate Collection / Jane Rogers

Skating While Blind / Dan Mancina

Skateboarding as a Career / Alexis Sablone

Fight for Fair Play / Mimi Knoop

Native American Skateboard History and Culture / Betsy Gordon

Making a Living as a Pro Skater / Leo Baker

ch. SIX 2010s TO PRESENT Diversity, Inclusion, and the Olympics: Skateboarding's Sixth Decade

Timeline: The 2010s to Present

Exposing for the Shade: Skateboarding, Gordon Parks, and Me / Neftalie Williams

Brian Anderson: Skating His Way through Life / Jane Rogers

My Last 900 / Tony Hawk

Making a Safe Space for Queer Skaters / Leo Baker

An Electric Push / Jack Smith

Coming Out to the Guys in the Van / Brian Anderson

Pave the Way Skateboards / Miriam Klein Stahl

From Apollo 11 to The Shining / Betsy Gordon

Leo Baker's Journey / Jane Rogers

Paisley Grabs Back / Betsy Gordon

The Olympics

-Are You Kidding Me? / Alexis Sablone

Olympic Dream / Bryce Wettstein

A Post-Olympic Future / Betsy Gordon

Collecting the Olympics / Jane Rogers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Four wheels and a board

ISBN:

9781588347213

1588347214

OCLC:

1294284599