The Art and Influence of Hip Hop

[Ricky Powell]

Six limited edition Ricky Powell skate decks, [2019 and 2020]

Lot Closed

March 30, 04:36 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Paul's Boutique (PP 1/8); Flickaronie Minestronie Vol. 1 (PP 1/8); Charles Street Shuffle (ed. 1/75); Up In Smoke (PP 1/5); The Individualist Redux (PP 1/5); Together Forever (PP 1/5).

Together, six skate decks, ass follows:

Paul's Boutique (PP 1/8); Flickaronie Minestronie Vol. 1 (PP 1/8); Charles Street Shuffle (ed. 1/75); Up In Smoke (PP 1/5); The Individualist Redux (PP 1/5); Together Forever (PP 1/5). All 31¾ by 8 in. (80.6 x 20.3 cm.), archival pigment print transfers on cold pressed steep natural skate decks, manufactured in Detroit, MI, by 1xRUN, 2019-20. Unused.

Accompanied by Certificates of Authenticity from Ricky Powell and 1xRUN.

SKATE DECKS DESIGNED BY RICKY POWELL - FIVE PRINTER'S PROOFS AND ONE LIMITED EDITION

Ricky Powell was one of the best known photographers in the history of Hip Hop. Self-trained, his professional career started in earnest in 1986 when he accompanied the Beastie Boys on Run DMC's now-famous Raising Hell Tour. Over the course of his life he documented the changing landscape of popular culture, photographing the growing Hip Hop, punk, pop art, and graffiti movements. He shot candid portraits of dozens of artists, including Madonna, Basquiat, and Warhol, with his work appearing in many of the world's most esteemed publications, including TIME, Rolling Stone, The Source, the New York Post, The New York Times, Vibe, The Village Voice, and Newsweek.

Provenance: Property from the Archives of the Publisher, 1XRUN, Detroit, MI

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