Catalog accompanying MoMA's second exhibition devoted to the automobile, held September 15–October 4, 1953, following the landmark 8 Automobiles exhibition of 1951. Ten postwar production automobiles were selected not simply for engineering or performance but, as the catalogue states, "primarily for their excellence as works of art." Among the cars represented are designs by Lancia/Pinin Farina, Aston Martin, Porsche, MG, Studebaker and others. 8vo, (7.5” x 10”), pictorial wrappers, 28 pages, black-and-white illustrations. A spare, exceptionally handsome presentation, with automobiles isolated against generous white fields in the manner of sculpture rather than commercial advertising. An important early document in MoMA's institutional recognition of the automobile as an object of modern industrial design, closely associated with the developing curatorial program of Arthur Drexler. Scarce in commerce. Some bumping and rubbing to extremities. Glue burn to top corner of front wrapper from previous price sticker. Contents near fine.
Catalog accompanying MoMA's second exhibition devoted to the automobile, held September 15–October 4, 1953, following the landmark 8 Automobiles exhibition of 1951. Ten postwar production automobiles were selected not simply for engineering or performance but, as the catalogue states, "primarily for their excellence as works of art." Among the cars represented are designs by Lancia/Pinin Farina, Aston Martin, Porsche, MG, Studebaker and others. 8vo, (7.5” x 10”), pictorial wrappers, 28 pages, black-and-white illustrations. A spare, exceptionally handsome presentation, with automobiles isolated against generous white fields in the manner of sculpture rather than commercial advertising. An important early document in MoMA's institutional recognition of the automobile as an object of modern industrial design, closely associated with the developing curatorial program of Arthur Drexler. Scarce in commerce. Some bumping and rubbing to extremities. Glue burn to top corner of front wrapper from previous price sticker. Contents near fine.
