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Eric Chase Anderson. Downing Rocket. 16" x 12", archival paper. Signed edition of 50. $150. Eric Chase Anderson illustrated all of the maps, covers, and packaging of the Criterion Collection editions of the films Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and The Darjeeling Limited. Anderson's spirit and attention to detail in this illustration breathes life into the story of Surfers' Hall of Fame inductee George Downing, whose innovation of the 10-foot "Rocket" board in 1950 created the conditions to ride the largest-ever surf, later becoming a standard board for all serious surfers.