American Denim Matt Sharkey Yogi Bins and The Art Newspaper An Houston Gifts and The Art Newspaper An authoritative chronicle of the history and evolution of skateboard design from 1950 to the present day From its starting point as a simple wooden plank to the high tech models of today everyday style occupying more than a million square feet Photographer Matt Sharkey was the only person granted access to all three recent stages of the White Oak mill’s life: • the last week of commercial production in December 2017 • empty and vacated in February 2018 • brought back to life in a small but mighty way in September 2022 Here is a layered history told through beautifully honest "portraits" that were captured with film