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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 555

[STREET ART]. Large Archive of Approximately 300 Photographs of Graffiti, 3 Art Notebooks, 300 Business Cards or Ticket Stubs. [V.p., ca. 1990s-2010s]

Estimate: $200 - $400
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$100

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[STREET ART]. Large Archive of Approximately 300 Photographs of Graffiti, 3 Art Notebooks, 300 Business Cards or Ticket Stubs. [V.p., ca. 1980s-2010s]. Color snapshots (approximately 4 x 6" or smaller) of street scenes, mainly graffiti, 3 notebooks (each with several original drawings or sketches in pencil or ink, mainly graffiti designs, a few appear to be tattoo designs, two notebooks with artwork by Christina Workman, one 8 x 10" black and white photo of Paul and Linda McCartney with "P. F. Bentley" inkstamp on verso, various ephemera items (some associated with Workman), and a binder of nearly 300 business cards for Los Angeles businesses. Some business cards include: Rhino Records, Penny Lane Records, The Bookhouse, The Iliad Bookshop, Purple Panther Tattoos, Private Nude Shows, The Body Shop, Pepperland, Amoeba Music, and many more. Some ticket stubs for rock concerts include: Pearl Jam, Joe Strummer, Gilda Radner, Neil Young, Duran Duran, Ray Davies, Sex Pistols (1996, 2 stubs), The Cramps, The Damned, Devo/Violent Femmes, The Damned, and more. Also 4 small Kodak film rolls. An enormous and varied collection of modern art and music ephemera. 

Condition

General wear, soiling, scuffing, creasing. Generally very good. 

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