Designing an Icon: Creativity and the American Automobile - Opening November 21, 2008

Wayne State University's Elaine L. Jacob Gallery is pleased to announce its presentation of Designing an Icon: Creativity and the American Automobile, an exhibition organized by the Louisville Visual Art Association (Kentucky).

The exhibition has a special focus on the art of design, and the creative process particular to the design of the complex, technological and dynamic automobile. The drawings illustrate the creative thought and work process -- from the designers' earliest concept "doodles" or sketches, to design development drawings on vellum, and the highly polished engineering drawings and finished product renderings. The full size clay model was the final design tool in the world of all studios at this time, and the exhibition includes one such model by David McIntosh, formerly of the design staff of General Motors.

Official Website: http://art.wayne.edu/files/IconRelease.pdf