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Depicted:
McGee, Patti Villa  Search this
Referenced:
Life Magazine  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 13 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 34.925 cm x 26.67 cm
Object Name:
magazine, skateboarding
magazine
Date made:
1965
Description (Brief):
Life magazine with a color photograph of the first professional women's skateboarder, Patti McGee doing a handstand on a skateboard, May 14, 1965. The magazine was autographed by McGee at the Innoskate event held at the museum, June 22, 2013, "Thank You. Its an honor to be included here at the Smithsonian. Patti SHOF 2010, God Bless." In 1964, Patti became the first female to win the National Skateboard Championships and achieved another first in 1965 as she became the first female pro skateboarder. Patti went on to appear on the television show “What’s My Line” and “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson after being featured on the cover of Life magazine in May of 1965. She was also the only woman to be featured on a skateboard magazine cover when she appeared on the May 1965 issue of Skateboarder Magazine. Patti was a worldwide ambassador for the skateboarding world in the 1960s and continues in that role today with her induction into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame, the first female to hold that honor.
Location:
Currently not on view
Name of sport:
skateboarding  Search this
Web subject:
Sports  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Women  Search this
Level of sport:
Professional  Search this
ID Number:
2013.0130.03
Accession number:
2013.0130
Catalog number:
2013.0130.03
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-0a66-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1448124