Photographed Article on Chrysler's Design Process, "What Happens On the Drawing Board Affects Auto Sales," 1956

Summary

The first steps in the process of product design are described here, as envisioned by Virgil Exner, Chrysler's director of styling. 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.

The first steps in the process of product design are described here, as envisioned by Virgil Exner, Chrysler's director of styling. 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

Photographic print

Subject Date

1956

Creators

Unknown

Collection Title

Virgil M. Exner Papers 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

90.1.1741.151.1

Credit

From the Collections of the Henry Ford. Gift of Virgil M. Exner, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in

Width: 8.625 in

Inscriptions

Text on front: What happens on the drawing board affects auto sales / Here's step-by-step design program directed by Virgil M. Exner (left), director of styling, engineering division, Chrysler Corp.

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