Allan Phillips, Mercury Carnival, 1952
Designed by: A.G. Spear Jr. Airbrush, gouache on illustration board. Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection Photography
Designed by: A.G. Spear Jr. Airbrush, gouache on illustration board. Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection Photography
Showcasing vehicles from the extensive collection of longtime Norton supporters Jean S. (a trustee) and Frederic A. Sharf, this exhibition focuses on the art of 20th-century transportation design. Mr. Sharf, especially, has long been fascinated by the acceleration of life that occurred in the middle decades of the 20th-century. Via model planes, trains, and, most of all, automobiles, he looked to capture the excitement of getting from one place to another. Featuring more than 200 items, including design drawings, concept sketches, renderings, advertising art, and posters, as well as model trains, planes, and automobiles from the Sharfs’ collection, this exhibition literally examines how we arrived here – and highlights the designers who created the look of the 20th-century vehicles that transported us and transformed the way we travel. Going Places is augmented with related period newsreels, TV ads, and clips from classic films and television programs.
Norton Museum of Art - Going Places: Transportation Designs from the Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection - 25.06.2015 - 03.01.2016
