Design Drawing by Virgil Exner for Studebaker Corporation, circa 1945
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Virgil Exner's long career in automotive design included time with General Motors, Raymond Loewy Associates, and Studebaker -- for which he produced this work. Exner is best remembered for his tenure as design head at Chrysler, where his dramatic "Forward Look" characterized the company's vehicles from 1955 to 1961.
Virgil Exner's long career in automotive design included time with General Motors, Raymond Loewy Associates, and Studebaker -- for which he produced this work. Exner is best remembered for his tenure as design head at Chrysler, where his dramatic "Forward Look" characterized the company's vehicles from 1955 to 1961.
Artifact
Design drawing
Subject Date
circa 1945
Creators
Exner, Virgil M. (Virgil Max), 1909-1973
Creator Notes
Drawn by Virgil M. Exner for Studebaker Corporation.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
90.1.1741.15
Credit
From the Collections of the Henry Ford. Gift of Virgil M. Exner, Jr.
Material
Sandpaper
Pastels (crayons)
Technique
Rendering (Drawing techniques)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 19.375 in
Width: 23.375 in
Inscriptions
Front lower corner: Virgil M. Exner Tag taped to back of frame reads: Artist: VIRGIL M. EXNER Studio or rep.: STUDEBAKER CORP. Return address: SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Title: DESIGN SKETCH Product: STUDEBAKER Value: AD DETROIT.
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