Virgil M. Exner and Raymond Loewy with Clay Modelers at Work, Studebaker Corporation, 1946

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Artifact Overview

Virgil Exner, Studebaker's chief styling engineer, designed cars for postwar America. In this photograph taken just after World War II, Exner -- in a light-colored suit jacket -- stands with workers and clay models in the Studebaker styling studio. Exner would go on to create revolutionary designs for Chrysler as the company's first Vice President of Styling.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1946

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

90.1.1741.21

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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in