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This summer, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts will present Sensuous Steel: Art Deco Automobiles, an exhibition of unique and luxurious autos from the 1930s and \u201940s. Sensuous Steel includes 18 automobiles and three motorcycles drawn from some of the most renowned car collectors and collections in the automotive world. Organized by Guest Curator Ken Gross, former Petersen Automotive Museum director, the exhibition will be on view in the Center\u2019s Ingram Gallery from June 14 through September 15, 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cSensuous Steel is the first major museum auto exhibition devoted entirely to Art Deco automobiles, and there could be no more fitting a venue than the Frist Center\u2019s landmark historic Art Deco building, which was completed in 1934,\u201d notes Frist Center Executive Director Dr. Susan H. Edwards. \u201cArt Deco styling influenced everything from architecture to sleek passenger trains and luxury liners, furniture, appliances, jewelry, objets d\u2019art, signage, fashionable clothing and, of course, automobiles. The works in this exhibition convey the breadth, diversity and stunning artistry of cars designed in the Art Deco style.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Among the automobiles included in Sensuous Steel are: 1929 Cord L-29 Cabriolet. Designed by Alan Leamy who is known for styling the famed Auburn Speedster, the Cord L-29 Cabriolet was the first U.S. front-drive luxury car. It was painted its notable burnt orange color by its former owner, Frank Lloyd Wright; 1937 Delahaye 135 MS Roadster by Figoni and Falaschi. Created for the 1937 Paris Auto Show, this car was called \u201ca Paris gown on wheels.\u201d The roadster features aluminum coachwork and a leather interior by Herm\u00e8s. Most significant are four features that were patented by Figoni and Falaschi, which included a roll-down disappearing windshield; 1934 Edsel Ford Model 40 Speedster. Designed by E.T. \u201cBob\u201d Gregorie specifically for Edsel B. Ford, the speedster features a two-seater aluminum alloy body patterned after an Indy race car. It is the only one of its kind ever made; 1934 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow Sedan. Designed by Phillip Wright, the Arrow Sedan was originally built for the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition (1933-34). This car was the epitome of luxury with a price tag of $10,000 (roughly $170,000 today). Only five of these sedans were made, with three of them surviving to this day; 1935 Stout Scarab. Bill Stout, an aircraft engineer who developed the Ford Tri-Motor aircraft, began creating a radical sedan concept in the early 1930s. The end result, the Scarab, featured a roomy interior that boasted moveable seats and a small table. This unique auto anticipated the first minivan.<\/p>\n

For more information visit www.fristcenter.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This summer, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts will present Sensuous Steel: Art Deco Automobiles, an exhibition of unique and luxurious autos from the 1930s and \u201940s. Sensuous Steel includes 18 automobiles and three motorcycles drawn from some of the most renowned car collectors and collections in the automotive world. Organized by Guest Curator Ken Gross, former Petersen Automotive Museum director, the exhibition will be on view in the Center\u2019s Ingram Gallery from June 14 through September 15, 2013. 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