Powell Peralta x Bones | Skateboarding Skeleton Short Sleeve Tee. Black

$59.99

Powell Peralta x Bones Skateboarding Skeleton Short Sleeve T-Shirt, featuring the iconic 1978 artwork of Vernon Courtlandt Johnson. 

  • Colour: Black
  • Graphic: Bones "Skateboarding Skeleton". Screenprint to front left chest and larger back graphic
  • Material: 100% cotton ≈ 6oz.
  • Style: Crew neck tee with tubular body - no side seams
  • Fit: Classic. True to size regular fit. Size up for a looser fit
  • Collar: 7/8" rib collar with shoulder-to-shoulder taping.
  • Powell Peralta screen print inside label

About the Powell Peralta x Bones Skateboarding Skeleton Artwork;
In 1977, artist Vernon Courtlandt Johnson (VCJ) illustrated two black and white posters to promote Bones. About a year later, VCJ sat down to work on a new project that would turn the Bones theme into the concept of a skateboarding skeleton. To help VCJ make the image as realistic as possible, George Powell bought a life-sized skeleton from a medical supply shop. VCJ named her Rosie. After several hours of propping and rigging, Rosie hung frozen in the position of a skateboarding skeleton. VCJ commenced work, his Skateboarding Skeleton graphic completed late '78, served as a Bones sticker and T-Shirt graphic. 
The Skateboarding Skeleton was the first illustration created under the Powell Peralta brand.

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