Object Details
maker
Jepsen, Tara
Stahl, Miriam Klein
Description (Brief)
Pave The Way skate deck is a maple wood laminate with a green top surface. The bottom has a green and black checkerboard design throughout. Some of the squares have well known LGBTQ performers, athletes and activists. 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.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Tara Jepsen and Miriam Klein Stahl
date made
2018
ID Number
2018.0145.01
accession number
2018.0145
catalog number
2018.0145.01
Object Name
skate deck
skatedeck
skateboard deck
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 32 3/4 in x 8 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 83.185 cm x 22.225 cm x 5.715 cm
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Sports & Leisure
Data Source
National Museum of American History
name of sport
skateboarding
web subject
LGBTQ Rights
Subject
LGBTQ
Gay Rights
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1893556