"Race Car No. 12," 1933

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Artifact Overview

Bill Mitchell joined General Motors' Art and Colour Section in 1935 and served as GM's head of design from 1958 to 1977. His many successes included the 1938 Cadillac Sixty Special, the 1963 Buick Riviera, and the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray. In 1933, Mitchell created this dramatic watercolor of a race car pulling away in a cloud of dust.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Watercolor (Painting)

Date Made

1933

Subject Date

1933

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

89.1.1734.83

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of William L. Mitchell.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Watercolor painting (Technique)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.375 in
Width: 13.813 in

Inscriptions

Written at lower edge: 1933
"Race Car No. 12," 1933