Screaming Hand

Celebrate the iconic Screaming Hand image and its creator Jim Phillips in this collaboration with NHS. Explore original art by Phillips and other contemporary artists influenced by this fundamental image of skate culture.

Graphic artist Jim Phillips is best known for his surf and skateboard art. Born in San Jose in 1944, Jim has been a local resident of Santa Cruz for most of his life. He was Art Director at NHS in the 1970s and 1980s where he created thousands of decks, t-shirts, stickers, product illustrations and advertisements.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website