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Collections

Raymond Loewy
Avanti Automobiledesigned 1961, manufactured 1963

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Car Culture
No image
Designed by
Raymond Loewy
France, Paris, active United States, 1893-1986
Manufactured by
Studebaker
United States, Indiana, South Bend, 1852-1966
Title
Avanti Automobile
Date Made
designed 1961, manufactured 1963
Medium
Fiberglass body
Dimensions
55 × 71 × 194 in. (139.7 × 180.34 × 492.76 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the 2014 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA²) and partial gift of Michael, Susan, Jonathan, and David Rich, with conservation funded by Debbie and Mark Attanasio, Neil Lane, Viveca Paulin-Ferrell and Will Ferrell, Trina Turk, Suzanne Kayne, Alison and Sasha Palevsky, and Tina Gittelson through the 2022 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA²) in memory of Peter Loughrey, and additional funds from Marilyn B. and Calvin B. Gross
Accession Number
M.2014.78
Classification
(not assigned)
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • List, Daniel. "Transportation: New Models at the Auto Show." Industrial Design v.9, no.6 (1962): 64-69.