The motor cars of the classic era - 1925 to 1948 - reflect a time of uncertainty but also an era in which imagination triumphed, bring art and simple elegance to the road. This volume, containing 150 colour photographs of rare and exquisite cars, has an illustrated index of technical information and extended captions describing the unique qualities of each car.
Michael Furman's artistry in capturing the romance, power, glamour and extraordinary design of notable cars, from classic-era prewar coachbuilt automobiles through to the present day, has brought him acclaim as the world's preeminent fine art automotive photographer. His proprietary studio techniques and unsurpassed visual craftsmanship create an almost tactile level of nuance and color while faithfully capturing the authentic visage of each car, producing images of exacting realism as seen through the eyes of a great artist.
An award-winning writer and publisher, Furman's work has been featured in both classic car journals and leading popular media, including Architectural Digest, Vanity Fair, Town & Country, and CBS Sunday Morning. He often collaborates with major museums and notable collectors, such as when he produced "Speed, Style and Beauty, the Cars of the Ralph Lauren Collection", for The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The imprint he founded, Coachbuilt Press, produces volumes widely considered as among the most beautiful and important fine art photography and automobile books ever published. Architectural Digest described "Curves of Steel" as "Filled with sensuous photographs." Library Journal said of "The Art and Colour of General Motors," "A stunning visual history of the company and its most notable cars...Michael Furman's technically exquisite studio photographs of classic cars capture the vehicles' grace and elegance...a strikingly beautiful and substantive history of GM. Highly recommended." And Automobile Quarterly called "Automobiles of the Chrome Age" "A bound compilation of one of the day's most accomplished image gurus." Furman lives and works in Philadelphia, his hometown.
