Curves of Steel: Streamlined Automobile Design

by Jonathan A. Stein (Editor), Michael Furman (Photographer)

Originally produced as the official catalog for a 2007 exhibition at the Phoenix Museum of Art, Curves of Steel celebrates the intersection of style and aerodynamics that is the hallmark of streamlined design in the twentieth century. The book features some of the most important examples of streamlined automobiles, which top scholars selected from North America s most significant private and public collections. These automobiles demonstrate the influence of aerodynamics and how it changed the look of the automobile from what was originally a rectangular horseless carriage into a sleek modern machine that embodies the ideas of speed and efficiency. Curves of Steel includes essays from many of the world s great automotive writers, including Beverly Rae Kimes, Ken Gross, Phil Patton, Richard Adatto, and Diana Meredith. Each car is presented with historical images and stunning modern photographs by Michael Furman.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Garry Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Micheal Furman is by far the best automotive photographer I have seen. His ability to work with light and shadows to accentuate the delicious curves on rare automobiles is incredible. People fly their car to him to be photographed. I interviewed Mr Furman several years ago, and his own journey of discovering his talents is equally interesting. All of his books are very high quality in their binding and paper choice---as collectable as the cars themselves!

[Becky]

I went to this exhibit twice when it was a t the Phx Art Museum and it was amazing...and I don't even like cars except pragmatically. Bought it for my husband's birthday.