Brightwork: Classic American Car Ornamentation

by Ken Steacy

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811826635
• ISBN13: 9780811826631
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"