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Girl Is Not a 4 Letter Word skateboard created by Cindy Whitehead

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Girl Is Not a 4 Letter Word skateboard created by Cindy Whitehead
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  • Girl Is Not a 4 Letter Word skateboard created by Cindy Whitehead
  • Girl Is Not a 4 Letter Word skateboard created by Cindy Whitehead

    Object Details

    designer

    Whitehead, Cindy

    maker

    Dwindle Inc. dba Dwindle Distribution

    Description (Brief)

    Prototype skateboard designed by professional skater Cindy Whitehead and manufactured by Dwindle Distribution. Whitehead used her skate background to create the “Girl Is Not A 4 Letter Word” brand which includes Cindy’s original art work. Whitehead began skateboarding at age 15 and had turned pro by the time she was 17, something girls were not doing in the mid-1970s. She became one of the only girls skating both pool and half pipe and is the only girl ever to be featured in a two page article with a centerfold in a skateboarding magazine. Whitehead retired from skateboarding at 22 but still skates and has remained in the sports arena as a sport stylist, a job title she also created. Whitehead is especially supportive of young female skaters through her “Girl Is Not A 4 Letter Word” skate team and her products which are geared towards women and girls. Whitehead’s signature phrase printed in gold on many of the “Girl Is Not A 4 Letter Word” products personifies her independent spirit, "Live life balls to the wall. Do epic shit. Take every dare that comes your way. You can sleep when you’re dead."

    Credit Line

    Cindy Whitehead and Dwindle Inc. dba Dwindle Distribution

    date made

    2012
    2013

    ID Number

    2013.0255.01

    accession number

    2013.0255

    catalog number

    2013.0255.01

    Object Name

    skateboard

    Physical Description

    paint (overall material)
    wood (overall material)
    metal (overall material)
    urethane (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 29 in x 8 3/4 in x 4 1/4 in; 73.66 cm x 22.225 cm x 10.795 cm

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    Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
    Skateboarding
    Sports & Leisure

    Exhibition

    Entertainment Nation

    Exhibition Location

    National Museum of American History

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    name of sport

    skateboarding

    web subject

    Sports
    Women
    Manufacturing

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-ed56-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1451296

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