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Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section

Thu, Aug 20, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-08-20 11:00:00 2026-08-20 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/skaters-punks-rebels-a-countercultural-cross-section-23626
This sale includes a cross-section of relics of rebels in music, art, and literature. Highlights include an archive of early skateboarding memorabilia and trophies, Raymond Pettibon fliers, guitars, and material from the collection of Howie Pyro. Also crossing the block will be assorted memorabilia from New York's punk rock headquarters, CBGB. Hey-ho, let's go!
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Lot 536

[PRISON / CHOLO ARTWORK]. Group of 31 Pencil or Ink Drawings, Finely Executed. [California: Avenal State Prison and Others, ca. 1980s-1990s].

Estimate: $200 - $400
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$100

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[PRISON / PAÑOS-STYLE]. Group of 31 Pencil or Ink Drawings, Finely Executed. [California: Avenal State Prison and Others, ca. 1980s-1990s]. Artwork on envelopes, plain paper, or repurposed file folders; most in pencil, 7 in ink, 6 in color. Sizes range from approximately 11 1/2 x 14 1/2" to 9 x 4". A handsome group of artwork, mainly from a single inmate to his wife and daughter (he had made 7 items for his daughter with his renderings of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - some in handmade card form). Included in this group are 6 Polaroids or snapshots, presumably of the inmate and his family. 

Condition

Generally clean, the largest item, a used manilla envelope is soiled and worn with stamps and cancels. Generally fine.

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