$318.35
- Hardcover
512 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2021
Summary
Surfing: A Visual History, 1778-Today
This tome is the most comprehensive visual history of surfing to date, marking a major cultural event as much as a publication. Following three and a half years of meticulous research, it brings together hundreds of images to chart the evolution of surfing as a sport, a lifestyle, and a philosophy.
The book is arranged into five chronological chapters, tracing surfing cu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836583282 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3836583283 |
| Author: | Jim Heimann |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 3.44kg |
| Dimensions: | 340mm x 250mm x 50mm |
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In this crowded world, the surfer can still seek and find the perfect day, the perfect wave, and be alone with the surf and his thoughts. * John Severson *The undisputed bible of surf culture. * Vogue *Visual historian Jim Heimann brings his keen eye to the waves, culture, sport, and style of surfing in this gorgeous book. * The Los Angeles Times *It’s all here - the clothes, the boards, the music, the contests, the rivalries, the surfer dudes… * Tatler *
About The Author
Jim Heimann
Jim Heimann is the Executive Editor for TASCHEN. A cultural anthropologist, historian, and an avid collector, he has authored numerous titles on architecture, pop culture, and the history of Los Angeles and Hollywood, including TASCHEN’s Surfing, Los Angeles. Portrait of a City, California Crazy, and the All-American Ads series.
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