Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- 'Cuba Skate' skate deck has a red top surface with green edging. Natural wooden underside with an outlined map of Cuba in black across the entire panel. "STOP THE BLOCKADE" printed in black lettering on bottom left. Three geometric rose graphics with paint splatters. Two segments of barbed wire across Cuba. A compass rose with blue wave, midway down panel. Underneath, text reads "descanse en paz." Signature and "Cuba 2011" just above right deck curve. This deck illustrates the longstanding embargo that the United States has held againt Cuba since 1958. Cuba Skate is a nonprofit organization founded in 2010 to support and grow the Cuban skateboarding community, providing access to equipment otherwise not available on the island. The mission statement on their website states, "Our mission is to Support the evolution of skateboarding in Cuba, Build local communities and international connections, and Cultivate youth through sport." Their partners provide in-kind donations of equipment, clothing and shoes to "develop a new generation of leaders that are better equipped to tackle challenges in their own lives and connect their local and global communities."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 2011
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 31 13/16 in x 7 19/32 in x 1 19/32 in; 80.772 cm x 19.304 cm x 4.064 cm
- Object Name
- skate deck
- skatedeck
