{"product_id":"pop-surf-culture-hardcover-by-brian-chidester","title":"Pop Surf Culture Hardcover by Brian Chidester","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eFantagraphics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2026-10-27)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e372\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9798875002311\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e2245.32\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e31.12 x 26.04 x 2.92\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eThe definitive guide to the infiltration of underground surf culture into 20th century popular entertainment and a coffee table history of the music, art, design, film, and fashion from the Bohemian Surf Boom.\nFrom the original beachcomber personalities like the Waikiki Beach boys of the early 20th century, to the postwar rise of southern California as a creative epicenter for music, art, and film, \u003ci\u003ePop Surf Culture\u003c\/i\u003e traces the roots of the surf boom from its earliest days as an insular, regional Hawaiian subculture, to its proliferation nationwide in mainstream teen fads and entertainment. Criss-crossing through the 1950s Beat Generation, 1960s counterculture, 1970s punk rock, the book illustrates why surf culture is a vital art movement of the 20th century.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePop Surf Culture\u003c\/i\u003e covers the highs and lows of surf’s mainstreaming, including the popular “beach” movies of the 1950s and ’60s which featured such stars as Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon and the music of Dick Dale \u0026amp; His Del-Tones, Brian Wilson, the Pyramids, Gary Usher, James Brown, and Little Stevie Wonder. 1960s art figures Michael Dormer and Rick Griffin—as well as the surf magazines which promoted their art—are featured alongside the progenitors of “surf music,” from the little known (the Centurians) to the wildly popular (the Beach Boys). From Duke Kahanamoku, the Gas House, \u003ci\u003eGidget\u003c\/i\u003e, surfing on television, the bohemian surf aesthetic, surf music hot spots, and Mickey “Da Cat” Dora, the entire spectrum of pop surf culture is covered within these colorfully illustrated pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Chidester\u003c\/b\u003e is an art historian, author, documentarian, and journalist. Exhibitions he has curated include: \u003ci\u003eOne Day You’ll See: A History of Afrofuturism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCharles A.A. Dellschau and the Mythology of Flight\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a contributor of articles and reviews for \u003ci\u003eThe American Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eL.A. Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the author of \u003ci\u003ePop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film, and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Era\u003c\/i\u003e (Santa Monica Press). Chidester has also been a writer\/researcher\/producer of documentaries for the BBC, PBS, and Showtime, and is the director of the feature-length film \u003ci\u003eAs the Wind: The Enchanted Life of Eden Ahbez\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDomenic Priore\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and producer specializing in pop culture, sociology and music. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRiot on Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll’s Last Stand in Hollywood, Pacific Ocean Park: The Rise and Fall of Los Angeles’ Space Age Nautical Pleasure Pier\u003c\/i\u003e (with Christopher Merritt), \u003ci\u003eShag: The Collected Works, Beatsville\u003c\/i\u003e (with Martin Macintosh), and \u003ci\u003eSmile: The Story of Brian Wilson’s Lost Masterpiece\u003c\/i\u003e. Domenic wrote the liner notes, sourced photographs and helped sequence the music for \u003ci\u003eThe Beach Boys: Smile Sessions\u003c\/i\u003e box set (Capitol Records), which won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Historical Album. He also did the booklet for \u003ci\u003eThe Decline of Western Civilization Collection\u003c\/i\u003e four-DVD box set and was the primary writer of the AMC documentaries \u003ci\u003eHollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years 1955-1970\u003c\/i\u003e (narrated by Ringo Starr) and \u003ci\u003eHollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s\u003c\/i\u003e (narrated by David Bowie). His bylines have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBillboard, Sports Illustrated, Surfer\u003c\/i\u003e and The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Induction Dinner program. 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