Virgil Exner, William Mitchell and George W. Walker with Model Concept Car, circa 1960

THF144007 / Virgil Exner, William Mitchell and George W. Walker with Model Concept Car, circa 1960
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Artifact Overview

The design heads from each of Detroit's Big Three automakers gathered for this group portrait circa 1960. Virgil Exner led Chrysler's design studio from 1953 to 1961. Bill Mitchell headed design at General Motors from 1958 to 1977. George Walker directed Ford's design efforts from 1955 to 1961.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1960

Subject Date

circa 1960

Creator Notes

Print produced by General Motors Photographic Department.

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

90.1.1741.229

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 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

Ink stamp on verso, blurred, reads in part: GM Photographic Detroit, Mich. No.X36294-6 /.
Virgil Exner, William Mitchell and George W. Walker with Model Concept Car, circa 1960