Marc McKee is an

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graphic artist known for his stylistic

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skateboard deck designs during the 1980s and 1990s. For his work as the lead graphic artist for World Industries, he is recognized as one of the most influential artists in skateboarding history.

Biography

Marc McKee grew up in Marin County in Northern

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. In 1989, McKee was discovered by Steve Rocco of World Industries and was hired on as designer. In that role, he created Devil Man, Flame Boy and Wet Willy as the brand's mascots. The mascots reached a larger audience in their use on apparel and the brand took off in the mid-1990s and was sold in 1998 for $29 million. While at World Industries, he was also an editor of Rocco's '' Big Brother'' magazine, of which he was a part owner. Like other World Industries art, McKee's work was recognized for its uncensored content and themes;''Meet the Nieratkos - Marc McKee''
( Vice Magazine, 2012) something McKee has continued to further in his post-World-Industries career. During the 1990s, McKee was also employed by ''

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'' magazine and published a number of his stylistic cartoons for a special "naughty"

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s series. In 2011, McKee exhibited a portion of his historical work during Milan Design Week.

Bibliography

* ''The Art of Marc McKee,'' Winston Tseng, Marc McKee. Mark Batty Publisher, 2011.

References

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