Person · PER-C2D0A322EADDAF31
Ed Templeton
2 catalogued objects connected to Ed Templeton.
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Biography
Person.
Ed Templeton is an American artist and skateboarder, born in California in 1972. His photographic work grew alongside his skateboarding career, documenting touring, friends and the everyday life of Southern California. In 1993 he founded Toy Machine, bringing his drawings and graphic imagery into skateboard design.
His wider practice includes painting, photography, drawing and mixed media, with recurring attention to youth, intimacy and suburban life. Photographic projects include Teenage Smokers, Teenage Kissers and Wires Crossed. His work, including collaborations with Deanna Templeton, is represented in the Museum of Modern Art collection.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- Ocula / Tim Van Laere Gallery — Ed TempletonBackground, skateboarding and interdisciplinary practice.
- HOUYHNHNM — Ed Templeton interviewFirst-person account of Toy Machine's 1993 founding and design work.
- Ed Templeton — Selected workNamed photographic projects.
- MoMA — Ed TempletonAmerican identity, birth year and shared collection works.
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PER-C2D0A322EADDAF31
Represented across objects dated 2003–2004.
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