Snow in the Alps, Painted by Virgil M. Exner, 1958

Summary

Though best remembered for his design work under Harley Earl at General Motors Corporation, at Raymond Loewy's industrial design firm, at Studebaker Corporation, and in Chrysler Corporation's Advanced Styling Studio, Virgil Exner was also an artist at home. He made time for the fine arts, especially while recuperating from a 1956 heart attack. Exner painted this scenic watercolor in 1958.

Though best remembered for his design work under Harley Earl at General Motors Corporation, at Raymond Loewy's industrial design firm, at Studebaker Corporation, and in Chrysler Corporation's Advanced Styling Studio, Virgil Exner was also an artist at home. He made time for the fine arts, especially while recuperating from a 1956 heart attack. Exner painted this scenic watercolor in 1958.

Artifact

Watercolor (Painting)

Date Made

1958

Subject Date

1958

Collection Title

Virgil M. Exner Papers 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

90.1.1741.25

Credit

From the Collections of the Henry Ford. Gift of Virgil M. Exner, Jr.

Material

Watercolor (paint)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Painting (Image-making)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 27 in

Width: 34.25 in

Inscriptions

lower corner, front: Exner/58

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