Sunglasses, Worn by Ken Block, circa 2012
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Rally driver Ken Block redefined motorsport with his tire-shredding Gymkhana film series. Each video featured Block performing elaborate stunts in exciting locations, and together they racked up hundreds of millions of views online. Block wore these sunglasses -- his own signature model, made by Spy Optic -- during production of 2012's Gymkhana Five: Ultimate Urban Playground; San Francisco.
Rally driver Ken Block redefined motorsport with his tire-shredding Gymkhana film series. Each video featured Block performing elaborate stunts in exciting locations, and together they racked up hundreds of millions of views online. Block wore these sunglasses -- his own signature model, made by Spy Optic -- during production of 2012's Gymkhana Five: Ultimate Urban Playground; San Francisco.
Artifact
Sunglasses
Date Made
circa 2012
Creators
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2019.141.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ken Block.
Material
Plastic
Cloth
Color
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Orange (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 1.875 in (Sunglasses)
Width: 5.75 in (Sunglasses)
Length: 5.75 in (Sunglasses)
Height: 4 in (Pouch)
Width: 7.5 in (Pouch)
Inscriptions
on left and right sides of sunglasses: SPY+ on front and back of pouch: SPY + 43 / KEN BLOCK SIGNATURE COLLECTION
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