Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustom Kulture

by John Dewitt

Book Overview

Along with the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, hot rods and custom cars are powerful symbols of resistance, rebellion, and the high-octane lifestyle. Since the 1950s, these flashy restyled automobiles have occupied a unique place in American popular mythology.

Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustom Kulture checks out this particularly male subculture with an up-close look at customized car art and the artists who create it. Through amazing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578064031
• ISBN13: 9781578064038
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.8" x 10.0"