Future Retro | 
 enlarge | Author: Frederic Sharf
Creator: Richard Arbib
Publisher: MFA Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 450349
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 88
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0878466908
Dewey Decimal Number: 709
EAN: 9780878466900
ASIN: 0878466908
Publication Date: February 1, 2006
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Now in a hardcover edition, this book of enchanting vintage drawings showcases the beauty and ingenuity of American automobile design in the landmark period from the 1940s to the 1960s. The work ranges from rough, revealing preliminary sketches to carefully drafted, full-color illustrations, which were the presentation drawings auto makers used to showcase concepts, present new design ideals and act as selling tools. Many of these images have never before been published, and each offers a rare glimpse into the thinking of premier Detroit automakers. Includes an informative text on auto styling, the demands and expectations of the major manufacturers, and the ways in which airplanes, rockets, emerging technologies, and popular media influenced postwar car design. Just in time for Father's Day.
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A 'must' for car fans and students of Americana October 10, 2005
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The drawings comprising Future Retro: Selected From The Jean S. And Frederic A. Sharf Collection consider a fine era of American auto design: the 1940s through the 1960s, when the focus was on futuristic vehicles from Detroit. Over fifty color drawings - many seeing print here for the first time, so don't anticipate repeat performances - capture futuristic, retro and sometimes downright odd vehicles pack a presentation inspired by an exhibition currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. All the drawings are from the collection of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, are presented in full-page color, and capture some of the ground-breaking dreams of auto design of the era. A 'must' for car fans and students of Americana.
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