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Pay your respects to Mr Vernon Courtlandt Johnson

28 JAN 2009 | Posted By: Luke

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There are very few artists that can claim that their artwork has helped to define an entire subculture and era. Vernan Courtlandt Johnson (VCJ) can easliy stand by that claim as his iconic illustrations shaped and represented one the of the most influential skateboard brands of the 80s, Powell Peralta. Still to this day, his illustrations are out of this world and in terms of illustrative skulls, he's still number one in my book. Mad respect for you VCJ.

Check some samples of his iconic skateboard graphic work below... Mad respect for you Mr VCJ.

Art and Design Skate 80s Illustration 70s

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Jesse Fillingham paints your next acid trip

Photoshopped fantasies by Manuel Archain

There are "12" comment(s) on "Pay your respects to Mr Vernon Courtlandt Johnson"

So much awesomnessess, so many memoriesess of riding our home made half pipe built out of for sale signs. We would ride then hop off and bang all the loose nails back in, so much pain remembering the bus that ran my PP over...

JiMBOB - 4 years ago

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Ahh the for sale signs... i tried to to layer a quarter pipe with one of those back in the day... ended in tears though...

Luke - 4 years ago

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Defined an entire subculture and still inspires the movement with countless rip offs / homages in design twenty years later!

Rens - 4 years ago

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God what an awesome gallery. How good was 'Animal Chin' and 'Ban this' back in the day? Memory lane much?

Jamie - 4 years ago

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True that. 'Ban This' and 'Shackle me not' (H-Street) were spot on. We tried to resurface our backyard half pipe with thin sheet metal. We pretty much all needed stitches within a week. Uuurgh.

GoldPox - 4 years ago

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awesome work mr lucas! great to see the whole bunch of VCJ graphics all together. that mcGill graphic, the bones ripper and the per welinder are some of the best graphics of all time.

0DE02E65 - 4 years ago

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one of the other graphics that i think is incredible is teh ghostbusters logo, seriously awesome and so simple. did a quick look around and apparently (according to a guy who was drunk at work and had apparently jsut met the guy) it was designed by a character called richard whyte. could be interesting to see what else he's been up to too.

0DE02E65 - 4 years ago

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Memories indeed.

pashoncoop - 4 years ago

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This stuff is the shit! Timeless!

tyrant - 4 years ago

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Endless rad...old PP was the shit....before the 90's came and changed everything!

Citizen - 4 years ago

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Wow...I'd never seen that 1981 McGill graphic! That never went into production, yeah?

Citizen - 4 years ago

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delightful

terriblereactor - 4 years ago

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