"Sno-Plane" Sled
American modern design in the 1930s and 40s, characterized as "streamlined modern" affected the redesign of all modes of transportation— automobiles, trains, airplanes—this sled, although not a usual mode of transportation, is one example of this new American design.
Artwork Details
- Title: "Sno-Plane" Sled
- Designer: Harold L. Van Doren (American, Chicago 1865–1957)
- Designer: John G. Rideout (American, 1898–1951)
- Manufacturer: The American National Company, Toledo, Ohio
- Date: 1934
- Medium: Painted wood, chrome-plated and painted metal
- Dimensions: 7 7/8 × 24 7/16 × 46 7/16 in. (20 × 62 × 118 cm)
- Classification: Woodwork
- Credit Line: Gift of Mark McDonald, 2000
- Object Number: 1999.429
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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