kansas city art institute

Denise McCluggage tells an amusing tale to the delight of the panel on Saturday. From left; Michael T. Lynch, Riddelle Gregory, Denise and Sir Stirling Moss. Note the model of a Maserati 250 F, one of Moss’s favorite rides, on the table.

Story by Michael T. Lynch

June 23rd, 2013
After continuous progress since the first edition, the Art of the Car Concours (Kansas City, Missouri) took a significant step forward in 2013. Added to the previous programs was a new event on Saturday called Meet the Legends/A Conversation with Sir Stirling Moss and Denise McCluggage/Remembering Masten Gregory. Moss is always a big draw and since Gregory was born and raised in Kansas City and McCluggage graduated high school in nearby Topeka, the program generated high interest in the region. [Read more…] about Lynch: Art of the Car Concours, Kansas City

Scott Morris brought this Nash Rambler Pinin Farina Palm Beach Coupe in 2011. This was a pre-production model of a car that was intended to replace the Nash Healey as the sporting car in the Nash line. It was shown at the 1956 Paris Auto Show. Unfortunately, the company imploded before the car began production. Although this is a one off, Farina produced several cars for different makes, obviously inspired by jet fighters of the day. This car is considered one of the best in that series because the lines belie the diminutive size of the Nash.

Michael T. Lynch

The origins of the Kansas City Art Institute go back to 1885. Those who have passed through its doors as students or instructors include Walt Disney, Regionalist master Thomas Hart Benton – known as a father figure to Jackson Pollock – conceptual artist and writer Robert Morris and mixed media artist Robert Rauschenberg. Rauschenberg has an automotive connection in that he painted the sixth car (a 635 CSi) in BMW’s famed 18-piece Art Car Collection. They are just four of the thousands of individuals associated with the college. Kansas City-based global firms Hallmark, Sprint, Garmin and a vibrant art community absorb many of the graduates.
[Read more…] about Cars as Art, in an Appropriate Setting