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Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2 in x 2 in; 5.08 cm x 5.08 cm
Object Name:
sticker, skateboarding
skateboarding sticker
Date made:
2018
Description (Brief):
Pave The Way skateboarding sticker. Created by Tara Jepsen, a queer writer and performer and Miriam Klein Stahl, a queer graphic artist and teacher, Pave The Way skateboards celebrates being queer and living life through skate without fear of expressing who you are. Jepsen and Stahl’s board depicts a collection of queer icons who impressed upon them an ethos of acceptance and versatility reflected in their impact on skate culture.
Skateboard stickers have always played an important role in skateboard advertising especially in the late 1980s and early 90s when small skate companies were emerging. Skate companies used this inexpensive and visually appealing media to advertise their companies, board models, skate contests, and skate teams. The stickers were often offered free through magazine offers and at skate shops where the most sought after were kept behind the counter.
Location:
Currently not on view
Name of sport:
skateboarding  Search this
Web subject:
LGBTQ Rights  Search this
Subject:
LGBTQ  Search this
Gay Rights  Search this
ID Number:
2018.0145.02
Accession number:
2018.0145
Catalog number:
2018.0145.02
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Sports & Leisure
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-17fb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1893557