A special exhibit is currently on display at the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh entitled “Warhol and Cars: American Icons” The exhibit will run through May 13th and features more than forty drawings, paintings and photographs form 1946 to 1986. Warhol worked as a commercial artist in the 40’s and 50’s so the span of the work will include drawings he did for fashion magazines he worked for as well as work he did as a fine artist.
An original BMW-M1 racing car that was hand painted by Warhol in 1979 will be on display in the gallery along with an accompanying film showing the artist painting the car.
Archive for February, 2012
Warhol and Cars: American Icons
Friday, February 10th, 2012Posing with the New Car
Thursday, February 9th, 2012Nothing like the day you bring home the new car. Not a scratch, ding or dent. Photographing the event for posterity is a must as like a magnet to steel, it won’t be long before a shopping cart finds you and tarnishes your new purchase. Have a period photo of you and your new car? Contact us and we’ll add it to the gallery.
1969 Volkswagen Beetle
1967 Ford Mustang Fastback
1961 Chevrolet Impala
1961 Chrysler Newport
The 80 Foot Studebaker
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
For the 1933-34 Chicago Century of Progress fair, Studebaker hatched the idea of building an 80 foot long, 28 foot high, 30 foot wide version of their newest and most luxurious model, the President Land Cruiser. The running boards alone were 21 feet long, the wipers three and the tires measured 12-1/2 feet tall. Built on wood framework the exterior was actually made of plaster that was so realistic visitors would scratch the surface with their fingernails to test the composition. Below the running board visitors could enter a 80 person capacity movie theatre that show promotional movies about the new Studebaker models.
Photo: Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.
Cars with Fins
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Parking lot shot of Knotts Berry Farm in 1960 at the apex of the fin era. Looks like not one but two Plymouth Suburban station wagons just a few spots apart.
Photo:lreed76