John Severson John Severson's Surf

Southern California, 1960. John Severson founded SURFER, the
first magazine to celebrate and revolutionize the art and sport
of surfing. Surfing’s most influential artist, John Severson (born
in Los Angeles in 1933) has altered the perception, obsession
and fascination of surfing in Pop culture. For over six decades,
from surfing’s seminal first painting Seal Beach Locals, to the
riot and mise-en-scene of his pioneering films––Surf Safari,
Surf Fever and Big Wednesday, through the creation of SURFER,
Severson has shaped the image and iconography of surfing
sending seismic vibrations into the soul of surf culture.
John Severson’s SURF is the first monograph and visual survey
to explore his singular odyssey through ephemera, painting,
photography, film, and publishing. This volume includes
contributions by surf icons, the Hawaiian tube rider Gerry Lopez
and the former editor of SURFER Drew Kampion. John Severson’s
SURF is a trip to the birth of surf culture and a testament to our
Ocean.