Vrooom! Accelerate into the past with the help of these clues, and discover the NCMA’s newest exhibition, Rolling Sculpture: Art Deco Cars from the 1930’s and ‘40s. Can you find each of the cars using their deco details as your guide?
Take a glance at my hood
Where you’ll find a depiction
Of an ornamental insect
That’s positively Egyptian.
With a nod toward the future
No teardrops in my design.
Instead, I’m horizontal–
See my looooong red line?
On my two-toned frame
Circles abound!
From the headlights to air vents
My details are round.
My silvery body
Is smooth and quick by design.
Find teardrop shapes all over
And rarely a straight line.
Turn on my three headlights,
Take me out for a spin.
You’ll speed along safely
Thanks to my dorsal fin!
I’m built for speed
On flat roads and inclines.
Can you find my raised seams?
Do they make me look streamlined?
More box-like than others
I sit long and low.
I’m all dressed up to party
In my gray rainbow.
My curves are dramatic
From handles to tailpipe
But most striking of all:
My black and white pinstripes.
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Details from top: 1936 Stout Scarab, Collection of Ron Schneider, Photo © 2016 Peter Harholdt; 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt, Courtesy of the RPW Collection, Denver, Colo., Photo © 2016 Michael Furman; 1936 Peugeot 402 Darl’mat Coupe, Jim Patterson/The Patterson Collection, Photo © 2016 Michael Furman; 1938 Hispano-Suiza H6B “Xenia,” Collection of Peter Mullin Automotive Museum Foundation, Photo © 2016 Peter Harholdt; 1940 Tatra T87, Collection of Chris Ohrstrom, Photo © 2016 Peter Harholdt; 1935 Bugatti A©rolithe, Collection of Chris Ohrstrom, Photo © 2016 Joe Wiecha; 1930 Ruxton Model C Sedan, The Richard H. Driehaus Collection at Chicago Vintage Motor Carriage, Photo © 2016 Peter Harholdt; 1934 BMW R7 Concept Motorcycle, BMW Classic Collection, Photo © 2016 Peter Harholdt
Related Rolling Sculpture Events for Famlies
Family Tours
Free 30-minute tour
Sign up that day; first come, first served. Limited space.
Exhibition tickets are required for entry. Visit the Museum Box Office in East Building to sign up for tours and to purchase exhibition tickets, or call (919) 715-5923.
Interactive tours led by a Museum family guide
Saturdays, October 1, November 12
Sundays, October 2, November 13
Family Fun Saturdays