Object Details
depicted
Danforth, Bill
Description (Brief)
The DVD version of the "Street Survival" skateboarding video was released as the “Street Survival: 25 Year Anniversary Edition with Bill Danforth. The video was written, produced and directed by the donors George Leichtweis President and Producer of Reel Thing Productions, Inc. and Owner of Modern Skate and Surf Company; and Michael Hays Vice President and Director of Reel Thing Productions. Inc. and Manager of Modern Skate and Surf Company.
Videos, which this DVD recreates, revolutionized the way skaters learned tricks and increased the sport’s popularity worldwide. The star of the video is Bill Danforth also known as "The American Nomad" for his compulsion to travel anywhere to skate. A Detroit native, Bill Danforth began skating in the 1970s with his first skate deck issued in 1986. He became a member of Tony Alva's skate team in the late 1980s and skated in Thrasher’s King of the Road in 2005. Danforth still skates and teaches today and is widely respected among old and new skaters for his resilience and natural ability.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
2013
ID Number
2013.3045.02
nonaccession number
2013.3045
catalog number
2013.3045.02
Object Name
DVD, skateboarding
skateboarding DVD
Object Type
Motion Picture
DVDs
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 5 3/4 in x 5 in x 1/4 in; 14.605 cm x 12.7 cm x .635 cm
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Skateboarding
Sports & Leisure
Data Source
National Museum of American History
name of sport
skateboarding
web subject
Sports
Movie
level of sport
Professional
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1448380