French Village Scene, 1959
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Though best remembered for his design work under Harley Earl at General Motors Corporation, at Raymond Loewy's industrial design firm, at Studebaker Corporation, and in Chrysler Corporation's Advanced Styling Studio, Virgil Exner was also an artist at home. He made time for the fine arts, especially while recuperating from a 1956 heart attack. Exner painted this scenic watercolor in 1959.
Though best remembered for his design work under Harley Earl at General Motors Corporation, at Raymond Loewy's industrial design firm, at Studebaker Corporation, and in Chrysler Corporation's Advanced Styling Studio, Virgil Exner was also an artist at home. He made time for the fine arts, especially while recuperating from a 1956 heart attack. Exner painted this scenic watercolor in 1959.
Artifact
Watercolor (Painting)
Date Made
1959
Subject Date
1959
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
90.1.1741.246
Credit
From the Collections of the Henry Ford. Gift of Virgil M. Exner, Jr.
Material
Boards (Flat objects)
Watercolor (paint)
Technique
Painting (Image-making)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 22.5 in
Width: 30.5 in
Inscriptions
V. EXNER '59 [painted in lower right corner]
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