DART Partners with the Arts at Museum of the City of New York
Tuesday, April 20^th, 6:30 pm
Speed and Glamour: Early Automobiles and New York City
An illustrated talk with co-curator Phil Patton
FREE for DART Subscribers

New York City played an important role in making the automobile an icon of modernism. Join Phil Patton, automobile design expert and co-curator of the Museum's exhibition Cars, Culture, and the City, for an in-depth look at how New York influenced the design of early cars and parkways and promoted speed and glamour, from Gatsby's Rolls Royce to the Ford Mustang and beyond.

Left: Drawing of a Ford Tornado convertible, designer and illustrator Richard Arbib, courtesy Jean S. & Frederic A. Sharf Collection. Right: LaSalle Roadster Show Car, 1954, Carl Renner, Courtesy Jean S. & Frederic A. Sharf Collection.

This special program is FREE to DART subscribers, but reservations are required as space is limited: 917.492.3395 or programs@mcny.org. Just mention DART and your tickets will be held for you. Visitors may arrive at 6:00 to preview the exhibition before the program begins.

About the exhibition: Even though New York, like many major cities, has a low per capita ownership of automobiles, it has surprisingly played an essential role in creating today's car culture, and the car has helped, in turn, to shape modern New York. Cars, Culture, and the City is the first exhibition to explore New York City’s century-long relationship with the car and marks the 100th anniversary of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA). The exhibition will feature visionary drawings and models; historic photographs, films, and advertisements; and a wealth of car memorabilia to tell this fascinating, yet untold, story.

The Museum of the City of New York is located at Fifth Avenue and 103^rd Street.
By bus: M1, M3, M4 or M106 to 104th Street, M2 to 101st Street.
By subway: #6 Lexington Avenue train to 103rd Street, walk three blocks west. #2 or #3 train to Central Park North (110th Street), walk one block east to Fifth Avenue, then south to 104th Street.

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