{"product_id":"skins-gavin-watson-hardcover-1","title":"Skins: Gavin Watson - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGavin Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkins by Gavin Watson is arguably the single most important record of '70s skinhead culture in Britain. Described by The Times as \"a modern classic\". Limited to 125 copies with a signed print.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGavin Watson was born in London in 1965 and grew up on a council estate in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. He bought a Hanimex camera from Woolworths in his early teens and began to take photographs. Upon leaving school at the age of 16, Watson moved back to London and became a darkroom assistant at Camera Press. He continued to photograph his younger brother Neville and their group of skinhead friends in High Wycombe. The 'Wycombe Skins' were part of the working-class skinhead subculture brought together by a love of ska music and fashion. Although skinhead style had become associated with the right-wing extremism of political groups like the National Front in the 1970s, Watson's photographs document a time and place where the subculture was racially mixed and inclusive. Director Shane Meadows has cited Watson's photographs as an inspiration for his film This is England (2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 10.24 x 8.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772547858720,"sku":"9781788842150","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a5a8f55a296e9567237561ab2ed9f8dc_aad1faec-d326-4a85-8a11-99fe2fbf2395.webp?v=1780408228","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/skins-gavin-watson-hardcover-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}