Curves of Steel: Streamlined Automobile Design
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (569 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0977980928 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Each car is presented with historical images and stunning modern photographs by Michael Furman. 103 color photos; 32 black & white photos; 23 black & white illustrations. The book features some of the most important examples of streamlined automobiles, which top scholars selected from North America’s most significant private and public collections. These automobiles demonstrate the influence of aerodynamics and how it changed the look of the automobile from what was originally a rectangular “horseless carriage” into a sleek modern machine that embodies the ideas of speed and efficiency. A deluxe volume that explores the evolution of the streamlined automotive shape from the 1930s to the 1990s.Originally produced as the official catalog for a 2007 exhibition at the Phoenix Museum of Art, Curves of Steel celebrates the intersection of style and aerodynamics that is the hallmark of streamlined design in the twentieth century. Curves of Steel includes essays from many of the world’s great automotive writers, including Beverly Rae Kimes, Ken Gross, Phil Patton, Richard Adatto, and Diana Meredith
Streamlined speed The twenty-two cars featured jump off the page because of Michael Furman's extraordinary photography. Each car starts on a spread and most have a large beautiful profile shot though three have immaculate line art instead: 193Streamlined speed Robin The twenty-two cars featured jump off the page because of Michael Furman's extraordinary photography. Each car starts on a spread and most have a large beautiful profile shot though three have immaculate line art instead: 1934 Chrysler Airflow; 1936 Bugati 57SC Atlantic; 1938 Bentley Embiricos. These weren't available for studio shots. I don't think you'll see better car photos anywhere b. Chrysler Airflow; 1936 Bugati 57SC Atlantic; 1938 Bentley Embiricos. These weren't available for studio shots. I don't think you'll see better car photos anywhere b. Aerodynamics and Art Deco: The Automobile Grows Up Jeffrey Morseburg As an art curator, I am uneasy about the practice of exhibiting automobiles or motorcycles in the halls of art museums. It is my gut feeling that many museum directors are secretly bored by paintings and sculpture and therefore want to exhibit something "new and different." There is also a strong motivation to bring in new visitors and donors, to increase the "box office" and then sell bo. Curves of Steel Sue McGown The book is beautifully presented and written and will appeal to students of automobile design and those who have a love affair with automobiles.
Curves of Steel is "filled with sensuous photographs," and Classical Drives said, "Wow! What a lineup of automotive historians and superb writerswill rank among the most beautiful examples of automobile photography ever printed." Auto Aficionado wrote that "Curves of Steel underscores the Michael Furman consultant touch in assembling the finest cars for the most-celebrated exhibitions" --Architectural Digest
. Stein has collaborated with Michael Furman on The Performing Art of the American Automobile, Curves of Steel, and The Art and Colour of General Motors.Michael Furman's photography has been the centerpiece of celebrated books on automotive design, including Curves of Stee