20th Century Classic Cars
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Advertising in the Automotive Age
Travel through the Automotive Age with a collection that puts you in the driver's seat. 20th Century Classic Cars offers a sumptuous visual history of the automobile, decade by decade, with over 400 advertisements from the Jim Heimann Collection.
Drawing on a century's worth of automotive advertising imagery, this book traces the evolution of the car, from the horseless carriage to the rocket on wheels — and beyond. With an introduction and chapter texts by former New York Times automotive writer Phil Patton, as well as an illustrated timeline, this work highlights technological innovations, key manufacturers and dealers, historical events, and the influence of popular culture on automotive design.
Language: Multilingual (English, French, German)
Hardcover, 15.1 x 19.5 cm, 1.14 kg
592 pages
About the author
Phil Patton writes about automotive design for The New York Times and is a contributing editor to I.D. magazine. He was a consultant for the exhibitions Curves of Steel: Streamlined Automobile Design at the Phoenix Art Museum and Different Roads: Automobiles for the Next Century at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
About the editor
Jim Heimann is the executive editor for TASCHEN. A cultural anthropologist, historian, and passionate collector, he has authored numerous books on architecture, pop culture, and the history of Los Angeles and Hollywood, including TASCHEN’s Surfing, Los Angeles. Portrait of a City, California Crazy, and the All-American Ads series.
Description
Advertising in the Automotive Age
Travel through the Automotive Age with a collection that puts you in the driver's seat. 20th Century Classic Cars offers a sumptuous visual history of the automobile, decade by decade, with over 400 advertisements from the Jim Heimann Collection.
Drawing on a century's worth of automotive advertising imagery, this book traces the evolution of the car, from the horseless carriage to the rocket on wheels — and beyond. With an introduction and chapter texts by former New York Times automotive writer Phil Patton, as well as an illustrated timeline, this work highlights technological innovations, key manufacturers and dealers, historical events, and the influence of popular culture on automotive design.
Language: Multilingual (English, French, German)
Hardcover, 15.1 x 19.5 cm, 1.14 kg
592 pages
About the author
Phil Patton writes about automotive design for The New York Times and is a contributing editor to I.D. magazine. He was a consultant for the exhibitions Curves of Steel: Streamlined Automobile Design at the Phoenix Art Museum and Different Roads: Automobiles for the Next Century at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
About the editor
Jim Heimann is the executive editor for TASCHEN. A cultural anthropologist, historian, and passionate collector, he has authored numerous books on architecture, pop culture, and the history of Los Angeles and Hollywood, including TASCHEN’s Surfing, Los Angeles. Portrait of a City, California Crazy, and the All-American Ads series.
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