A beautifully designed volume devoted to rarest and most collectible mid-century Italian cars and motorcycles. Catalogue to accompany the Frist Center's new car exhibition Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance: 1945 to 1975, a follow-up to their 2013 exhibition Sensuous Steel: Art-Deco Automobiles. Following on the success of blockbusters Speed, Style, and Beauty: Cars from the Ralph Lauren Collection , Art of the Motorcycle, and The Allure of the Automobile, Bellissima! focuses on a selection of rare mid-century Italian coach-built cars and concept cars, and three unique, trend-setting motorcycles. Bellissima! will appeal to a broad general public interested in pop culture, Italian and mid century industrial design, and post-WWII history; it will engage the academic audience, auto lovers, and design enthusiasts alike.

Author Biography

Robert Cumberford is a world-renowned independent car designer and journalist who has written numerous magazine articles on cars, aircraft, and design. He is Automotive Design Editor for Auto & Design magazine (Italy). Winston Goodfellow is an author and photographer who has written numerous books and articles on the subject of automobiles. Among the books he has authored is Speed, Style and Beauty: Cars from the Ralph Lauren Collection. Ken Gross has been an automotive writer and curator for decades, and author of Allure of the Automobile, Dream Cars, Sensuous Steel, Art of the Hot Rod. An automobile and motorcycle enthusiast since childhood, Ken was Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum, in Los Angeles, California. Author of numerous books, his car, travel, and motorcycle writing has also appeared in Robb Report, The Rodder's Journal, Automobile Magazine, Playboy, and Road & Track. Peter Harholdt photographs works of art for museums and private collectors and has worked for clients such as the Smithsonian, the White House, and the Louvre. His work has appeared in numerous books about cars and motorcycles.