Styled for the Road: the Art of Automobile Design, 1908-1948 March 13, 2010

This exhibition, which examines the role of the automobile in shaping modern American culture, features skillfully and elegantly rendered artworks for concept and production cars; sculpted car models; drawings for automobile showrooms, filling stations, bridges, and roadways; and illustrations for automobile advertisements. These original artworks, together with advertising brochures, auto industry periodicals, and other printed ephemera, will provide audiences with the opportunity to explore how designers and manufacturers of automobiles influenced consumer perceptions.