Rolling Sculpture: Art Deco Automobiles Video Event
About the Program:
Join the Art Deco Society of New York and esteemed automobile expert Ken Gross for a wonderfully illustrated presentation exploring striking automobiles and motorcycles as masterpieces of Art Deco design. This event gives an exceptional look at how these exquisite designs evoke an era fueled by an optimistic view of modernity, and a desire to convey social status through conspicuous consumption.
Sign up today for an expert-led program showing how these remarkable vehicles exemplify the Art Deco style offering the perfect balance between classical cohesion and machine age progressivism. In this recorded video presentation––which you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home at a time that best fits your schedule––Gross illustrates how the Art Deco style became prevalent in the world of automobiles, especially in a few select marques and models from around the globe:
- With so many of the best Art Deco-styled automobiles built in France, we discuss the sensuous, teardrop Talbot-Lago T150C-SS, along with voluptuous cars by Bugatti such as the 1935 Type 57 Aerolithe that was a styling and streamlining tour de force in its day, and more from Voisin, Delahaye, Peugeot, Panhard–Levassor, and Hispano–Suiza
- You see how Italians embraced streamlining, as evidenced by the sleek Alfa Romeo Berlinetta
- From the United States we focus on a rare Stout Scarab, which presaged the modern minivan, a once-controversial Chrysler Imperial Airflow, and an experimental aerodynamic sedan from the Bendix Corporation
- We also explore Czechoslovakia’s aircraft-inspired Tatra T77
…and more!
Our engaging presentation focuses on how, from 1930 to 1942, automobile designs became more organic, and streamlined, emulating the classic teardrop shape thought, at that time, to be perfect for cheating the wind. Gross shows us how the results were brought to life in cars with startling shapes that appeared as though they were ready to be embraced and caressed––even if they weren’t noticeably faster than their predecessors, they looked very fast! We also see how cautious consumers tentatively embraced and then accepted this brave new look.
This recorded video event includes the original PowerPoint––with wonderful images that you will be able to see directly on your computer screen, tablet, or mobile device.
About the Speaker:
Ken Gross is the former Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. His thirteen critically acclaimed Art Deco and streamlined car exhibitions have appeared at major Fine Art Museums nationwide. He is a 31-year Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Chief Class Judge, a member of the Selection Committee, and curates the rare marques, historic racing car, and historic hot rod classes.
Gross is a founding member of the International Chief Judges’ Advisory Group, and judges at many North American and European Concours. The author of twenty-four books on automobiles, Ken is a recipient of the Automotive Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Citation, the International Motor Press Association’s Ken W. Purdy award, the Motor Press Guild’s Dean Bachelor Award and the Lee Iacocca award.
Registration:
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- Click the gold Register button located to the left of the "About the Program" section
- Enter the requested information in the registration form and follow the instructions to pay online and complete your registration
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