Car Emblems: The Ultimate Guide to Automotive Logos Worldwide by Giles Chapman |
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by Peter W. Card
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Adult/High School-This look at automobiles of the past is filled with facts and color photographs of American car hood ornamentation, horn buttons, and emblems. Heavier on pictures than text, the book still achieves a balance as fine as the buffed chrome on the author's assorted artifacts. Steacy begins with an introduction about his initial and combined interest in brightworks, followed by a very readable, fact-filled history lesson about car design and insight into the how-to of collecting ornamentation. Factoids and period illustrations are integrated with the photographic spreads, making each page fun to browse. Car buffs, collectors, hobbyists, and those who have photography and graphic-design aspirations will be pleased with this visually fetching book.-Karen Sokol, Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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In the golden age of the American automobile-from the early 1930s to the late 1950s-cars were festooned with elegant chrome and colorful enamel decorations that manufacturers called "brightwork." If you ever forgot what kind of car you were driving, numerous emblems, horn buttons, script, and hood ornaments were there to remind you. Brightwork shows off these shiny treasures as small sculptures that capture the essence of grace in motion. Witness the evolution of the Pontiac symbol from a realistic Indian head to an almost pure abstraction embodying speed. There was no missing such futuristic-sounding features as "Dynaflow" and "Merc-O-Matic" when they were boldly touted in side badges and fancy scripts. Filled with hundreds of dazzling photographs of these rare and beautiful artworks, Brightwork is a book for all those who appreciate the undeniable style and craftsmanship of the little details that make a classic.
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