“John Van Hamersveld designed the famous album jacket for the Rolling Stones’ ‘Exile on Main Street.’ Forty-two years later, he’s embedded on Main Street. Main Street in Huntington Beach, that is. The Southern California graphic artist joined the Surfing Walk of Fame. His name is now engraved in granite along a sidewalk that honors some 140 figures who’ve shaped surfing by riding the waves, contributing to surf fashion and surfboard technology or by chronicling the sport in music, film, photography, journalism and art.” The graphic design that undoubtedly contributed to him landing this honor is his iconic poster for the 1964 film, “The Endless Summer.” Read more about his fascinating career, visit his website, and watch for the opening this month of his gallery at the former Williams’ Bookstore on 6th Street in San Pedro.
