Original drawing by Natas Kaupas for the Hanging Klansman skate deck

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description (Brief)
Original drawing by Natas Kaupas for the Hanging Klansman skate deck is black ink on off-white heavy paper. The drawing depicts a Ku Klux Klansman hanging from a tree with a US flag dangling from his hand. The tree has a heart carved in the middle of the truck with "Thiebaud" carved underneath. A bird's nest is at the top branch of the tree with the flying dove off to the left at the top of the deck.
Location
Currently not on view
1990
ID Number
2019.0225.02
accession number
2019.0225
catalog number
2019.0225.02
Object Name
drawing, skateboarding
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 36 in x 24 in; 91.44 cm x 60.96 cm
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Sports & Leisure
National Museum of American History
name of sport
skateboarding
web subject
civil rights
Record ID
nmah_1968765
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-016d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Hanging Klansman Original artwork
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