1959 Cadillac Sales Catalog

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Artifact Overview

No styling cue defined 1950s American automotive design like tailfins. Introduced on the 1948 Cadillac under the direction of Harley Earl, within ten years fins were found almost everywhere in the GM, Ford and Chrysler product lines. Fittingly, these Jet Age ornaments peaked on the 1959 Cadillac -- a car with tailfins that towered nearly four feet off the ground.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1959

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Lithographed in the United States for Cadillac Motor Car Division of General Motors Corporation.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.1.15.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in
Width: 10 in

1959 Cadillac Sales Catalog