"Preliminary Studies for Studebaker Avanti"
Sketches
By: Raymond Loewy
Date: 1961
Source: Loewy, Raymond. "Preliminary studies for Studebaker Avanti." March 22, 1961. American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Reason Gallery C, Transportation and Technology. Available online at http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr027.html; website home page: http://www.loc.gov (accessed May 6, 2003).
About the Designer: Raymond Loewy (1893–1986) was born and raised in Paris, France. After brief schooling in engineering in France, Loewy became a soldier in World War I. After the war he moved to the United States, becoming an American citizen soon after arriving in New York in 1919. Starting his career as a window dresser for big department stores, he opened his own product design firm in 1930. Loewy designed products with an...
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1960's Fashion Primary Sources
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