Object Details
Designer
Pete Wozena, American, 1918–2006
Office of
General Motors, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Description
On black ground, a futuristic concept car, with deep red body and chrome accents, the front bumpers resembling rockets or bullets, resting on a six-footed stand comprised of perforated metal trestles. Inside the one-passenger vehicle sits a male figure wearing a suit and hat, enclosed inside a curving 180-degree-view windshield. In the background, a reticulated, openwork metallic sphere at right, and indications of columns or towers at left.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of Paul Herzan and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund
Date
1955
Accession Number
2017-18-8
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
transportation
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Color pencil, brush and gouache on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 50 × 65.1 cm (19 11/16 × 25 5/8 in.)
Mat: 71.1 × 91.4 cm (28 × 36 in.)
made in
Michigan, USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2017-18-8