About the Author:
Tracy Powell has won numerous awards for his writing and editing. As managing editor of the venerable Automobile Quarterly, his work has included project leads on books including Buick: A Complete History; Cadillac: Standard of the World; AFAS: A Celebration of Automotive Art; and SSR: An American Original. He received his bachelor's in Journalism from Indiana University, and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Society of Automotive Historians.
Review:
"Tracy Powell does a wonderful job of capturing those heady, early days of the GM Art & Colour [and Styling] Section. Harley Earl's Art & Colour Section was not just significant to General Motors, but to the entire auto business, for it was there that these skillful men established the industry's first true in-house design studio and it became an incubator for future design talent. ... Those were no doubt exciting times for those young designers and engineers and Tracy Powell, through his research and storytelling, allows us the chance to share in that excitement." --Jeffrey Leestma, President, Automotive Hall of Fame
"I love your book. It's wonderful to have the whole story in one volume. And your anecdotal approach is super ... both enlightening and fun to read." --Beverly Rae Kimes, noted automotive historian and author
"As Tracy Powell has so eloquently shown us, the early years of the Harley Earl era were years of building: building credibility, building confidence, building an organization, and perhaps most important of all, building a remarkable assemblage of design talent. It is doubtful that the Pharaoh's workshops could boast the equal of the amazing creative engine that Mistearl succeeded in setting in motion. This book has chronicled the development of that powerhouse and touched on the early career of Earl s successor, William L. (Bill) Mitchell." --Bill Porter, retired senior GM designer
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