Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- Unity Skateboard deck is a wood maple laminate construction with a red deck surface. The bottom of the deck has a white ground with an original drawing from Unity Skateboards founder, Jeff Cheung.
- Unity Skateboards is the creation of Jeffrey Cheung, a California based artist who wanted to provide a safe environment for queer skaters who often face ridicule and shame in their local skate parks. Outreach started through his zines on Unity Press, spreading the word throughout the LGBTQ community, creating opportunities for sponsorship and the start of their own skate team. Cheung hopes, “Unity Skateboard will be for queer youth and queer people out there: an encouraging and positive force.” He believes, “Being queer is a mind set and not necessarily a sexuality. I am hoping that by being an all-inclusive project, it could be a bigger idea than a gay skate company -- and that we can break down barriers together.” (https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/ywvgmw/get-to-know-unity-a-radically-queer-skate-company)
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 2018
- ID Number
- 2018.0162.01
- accession number
- 2018.0162
- catalog number
- 2018.0162.01
- Object Name
- skatedeck
- skateboard deck
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 32 1/4 in x 8 1/2 in x 2 in; 81.915 cm x 21.59 cm x 5.08 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- National Museum of American History
- name of sport
- skateboarding
- web subject
- LGBTQ Rights
- Subject
- LGBTQ
- Gay Rights
- Record ID
- nmah_1893552
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-18a6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
