- Designed by
- John Van Hamersveld
United States, Maryland, Baltimore, active, United States, Southern California, Los Angeles, born 1941 - Title
- The Endless Summer
- Date Made
- 1963, printed 1965
- Medium
- Screenprint
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 60 1/2 x 40 in. (153.67 x 101.6 cm)
- Accession Number
- M.2012.109
- Collecting Area
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Curatorial Notes
Graphic designer John Van Hamersveld used saturated colors, layered imagery, and dramatic lettering to help define the aesthetics of surfing and rock and roll, two quintessential elements of California counter-culture in the 1960s. His poster for
The Endless Summer, a documentary film about surfers who roam the world in search of the perfect wave, captured the essence the state in transition. The unnatural glow of the poster’s fluorescent sunset lures the viewer to the next horizon, echoing the sense that what lie ahead may well be more unfulfilled promises.
(California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way," 2011-12)
- Selected Exhibition History
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
