Before there was Modern with a capital M, there was Art Deco, a movement in art and design marked by sinuous curves and ornate geometric designs. Now the North Carolina Museum of Art is looking at this early modern style with the exhibition Rolling Sculpture: Art Deco Cars From the 1930s and '40s.
1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt, Courtesy of the RPW Collection, Denver, Coloro
The exhibition, which runs from October 1, 2016 through January 15, 2017, examines this glamorous period in industrial design through the cars of the era. The designs include sleek new forms influenced by the then-novel field of airplane design.
1930 Henderson KJ Streamline, Collection of Frank Westfall, Ner-A-Car Museum, Syracuse, New York
The exhibition includes fourteen cars and three motorcycles dating from 1930 to 1941, the decade that brought such architectural icons as the Chrysler Building (1930) and Rockefeller Center (1933).
1935 Bugatti Aérolithe, Collection of Chris Ohrstrom
The North Carolina Museum of Art is located at 2110 Blue Ridge Road Raleigh, North Carolina.
1936 Stout Scarab, Collection of Ron Schneider
1936 Voisin C28 Clairière, Collection of Peter and Merle Mullin
1940 Tatra T87, Collection of Chris Ohrstrom
1938 Talbot-Lago T-150C-SS Teardrop, Collection of J. W. Marriott, Jr.;
1934 BMW R7 Concept Motorcycle, BMW Classic Collection
1930 Ruxton Model C Sedan, The Richard H. Driehaus Collection at Chicago Vintage Motor Carriage
1936 Peugeot 402 Darl’mat Coupe, Jim Patterson/The Patterson Collection
1934 Packard Twelve Model 1106, Collection of Bob, Sandy, and Gary Bahre
1941 Indian Model 441, Collection of Duane Vanfleet
1934 Edsel Ford’s Model 40 Speedster, Courtesy of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
1935 Chrysler Imperial Model C-2 Airflow, Collection of John and Lynn Heimerl, Suffolk, Virginia.