Record #:

27446

Author(s):

Vitello, Chris

Abstract:

The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh has a new exhibit called Rolling Sculpture. The exhibit features fourteen Art Deco cars and three motorcycles from the 1930s and 1940s. Art Nouveau and elements of design are highlighted to tell the history of visionary industrialists.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 40, Oct 2016, p24-25, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Art and society--Research Triangle Metropolitan Area; Automobile--History

Record #:

23052

Author(s):

Loveless, Katie

Abstract:

Prior to the twentieth century, travel was difficult in North Carolina. With the invention of the automobile in the 1890s, the car began to replace other forms of transportation, which drastically changed the landscape and economy in North Carolina.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. Issue , Spring 2015, p10-11, il, por

Subject(s):

Roads--North Carolina; Automobile--History