Auto Skateboards Ricky Sandstrom. This was a short lived company that had really cool graphics and shapes. I liked the graphic as it reminded me of the Mike Crum graphic on Planet Earth. I think this is mid 90s. It hangs as art!
Great condition, very few little marks that don’t take away from its display ability. See photos for condition. Never skated and never gripped. Designed as a team deck by Geoff Crowe to accompany a series of rider decks that incorporated Todd Francis illustrations. Contact me if you have any questions.
Born and raised in New York City, Ricky Powell is a legendary photographer who specializes in the environmental portrait. He graduated with an AA in Liberal Arts from LaGuardia Community College and a B. In Physical Education from Hunter College. Though Powell initially rose to fame because of his relationship with the Beastie Boys, he is well-known for his intimate photographs that have been featured in The New York Times, The New York Post, The Daily News, The Village Voice, TIME, Newsweek, VIBE, The Source, Rolling Stone, and more. Born in 1961, Powell’s photographs focus on the organic New Yorker. His photographs simultaneously convey intimacy and detachment, as they provide a unique lens through which the viewer can analyze the mundane. Powell considers the relationship between the photographer and the photograph to be “a chemical connection of some sort”. The connection between Powell and his camera is only further stimulated by Greenwich Village, where he currently resides. As the intrinsic qualities of the photograph have changed since Powell began capturing his moments, so have the subjects; he is now more likely to photograph strangers in his Greenwich Village neighborhood than multi-platinum hip-hop acts and Downtown art stars. Decks are new in shrink.
