Portfolio, "Miscellaneous Sketches & Drawings of S. Mead (Non-Automotive) 1959", 1959

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Artifact Overview

Syd Mead combined his interests in automobiles and science fiction into an influential career in industrial design. He graduated from the Art Center College of Design in 1959 and spent 20 months in Ford Motor Company's advanced studio. He later designed the company's pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. Mead's futuristic work appeared in films like Blade Runner.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Portfolio (Group of works)

Subject Date

1959

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

99.1.1251.105

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Colors (Hues or tints)

Dimensions

Height: 11.500 in
Width: 9.000 in