Items related to Future Retro: Drawings from the Great Age of American...
Synopsis
From preliminary sketches to carefully drafted renderings, these drawings showcase the beauty and ingenuity of automobile design in the heyday of American manufacture. Whether used to float innovations, showcase new developments, or promote the latest models, they are, first and foremost, examples of graphic art. Future Retro looks at cars from a landmark period in American automobile design, the 1940s through the 1960s, providing a rare glimpse into the thinking of premier Detroit car builders. The text discusses such matters as the role of the designer in auto styling, the influence of emerging technologies on postwar car design, and the ways in which these drawings depict a particularly resonant segment of the American dream. Over 50 color illustrations, many never before published, introduce us to cars that are both futuristic and retro, sometimes decidedly wacky (several were too outlandish to build), and always very, very, cool. Future retro offers a lesson in car creation and history to practitioners and students of graphic and industrial design - as well as to anyone who has ever felt the allure of the great American automobile.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Synopsis
Approximately 50 color sketches and drawings of American cars from the 1940s to the 1960s are provided in this slim volume of the Scharfs' private collection. Illustrations are of "concept" cars, interiors, exterior ornaments, specifications, and advertisements; the introduction is an essay on American car design during the period. The book conclud
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherMuseum of Fine Arts,Boston
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0878466894
- ISBN 13 9780878466894
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages88
Buy New
View this item
£ 28.20
£ 10 shipping from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Search results for Future Retro: Drawings from the Great Age of American...
Stock Image
Future Retro: Drawings from the Great Age of American Automobiles
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # mon0003752682
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Future Retro: Drawings from the Great Age of American Automobiles
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.8. Seller Inventory # G0878466894I4N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Future Retro: Drawings from the Great Age of American Automobiles
Seller: Goodwill, Brooklyn Park, MN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: Acceptable. Cover/Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CDs, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included. Seller Inventory # 2Y6ISV0085CD_ns
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Future Retro: Drawings from the Great Age of American Automobiles
Published by
MFA Publications, 2005
ISBN 10: 0878466894
ISBN 13: 9780878466894
Used
Oblong Paperback
First Edition
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Oblong Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Seller Inventory # 114916
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Future Retro: Drawings from the Great Age of American Automobiles
Published by
MFA Publications, 2005
ISBN 10: 0878466894
ISBN 13: 9780878466894
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Enceladus Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First edition. Glued binding. 88 pgs., 10-1/2 in. by 8 in. Color illustrations. Graphic art, classic cars. Like new: just perfect. Seller Inventory # B51-8
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Future Retro: Drawings From The Great Age Of American Automobiles
Published by
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 2005
ISBN 10: 0878466894
ISBN 13: 9780878466894
New
Paperback
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 79 pages. 10.50x8.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 0878466894
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Future Retro: Drawings from the Great Age of American Automobiles
Published by
MFA Publications, Boston, Massachusetts, 2005
ISBN 10: 0878466894
ISBN 13: 9780878466894
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Paperback. Fun reminiscence & tribute to the cars of yesteryear during a landmark period in American design: the 1940s through the 1960s. Includes full color paintings, print advertisements, TV ads, original design renderings from sales catalogues, & more. Over 50 full-color illustrations. 79 pages. Introductory essay by the author, "Designing the American Dream: American Car Styling in the Fifties and Sixties,'' along with another essay by Richard Arbib, "Considerations on Automobile Design." Orig. published in hardcover by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in 2004, this is the First Softcover Edition from 2005. Oblong small octavo (8" x 10.5") has colorful cream-colored wrappers decorated with gorgeous retro designs. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean & bright & unmarked inside, with just a tad of rubbing & 1 very mild corner bend to exterior. Binding strong & straight, pages white, colors vivid. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Seller Inventory # 023859
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Future Retro: Drawings from the Great Age of American Automobiles
Published by
MFA Publications, 2005
ISBN 10: 0878466894
ISBN 13: 9780878466894
Used
Very Good
First Edition
Seller: Westland Books, Wymondham, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Very Good. UK stocked, available immediately. Paperback, published by Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 2005. First edition. A lovely bright copy with unmarked contents. Very light rubbing to the edges only. Beautifully illustrated throughout. Seller Inventory # sk10trw368
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Future Retro: Drawings from the Great Age of American Automobiles
Published by
MFA Publications, 2005
ISBN 10: 0878466894
ISBN 13: 9780878466894
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Modern First Editions Boston, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine or better copy of stated first edition. Rare and collectible copy; 88 pages with full color illustrations including list of illustrations and commentary. These drawings from a private collection showcase the beauty and ingenuity of automobile design, focusing especially on presentation drawings used to showcase concepts, present fun design ideals, or act as selling tools. Seller Inventory # 001216
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Future Retro
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 10.40 X 7.80 X 0.30 inches; 88 pages. Seller Inventory # 316797
Quantity: 1 available