Design Drawing, Chrysler Concept Car, 1955
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Sketches and renderings were the starting point for any new model program, as shown by this extraordinary example produced in Virgil Exner's styling department at Chrysler Corporation. Exner's astounding career as a visionary automotive designer included leadership positions in Harley Earl's Art and Colour Section at General Motors Corporation, at Raymond Loewy's industrial design firm, and at Chrysler.
Sketches and renderings were the starting point for any new model program, as shown by this extraordinary example produced in Virgil Exner's styling department at Chrysler Corporation. Exner's astounding career as a visionary automotive designer included leadership positions in Harley Earl's Art and Colour Section at General Motors Corporation, at Raymond Loewy's industrial design firm, and at Chrysler.
Artifact
Stat (copy)
Date Made
04 August 1955
Subject Date
04 August 1955
Creators
Exner, Virgil M. (Virgil Max), 1909-1973
Creator Notes
Made by, or under the direction of, Virgil M. Exner while working for Chrysler Corporation. R. Baranyk is cited as the illustrator.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
90.1.1741.251
Credit
From the Collections of the Henry Ford. Gift of Virgil M. Exner, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Reprographic processes
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.625 in
Width: 11 in
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