The Frist Center plays host to 20 vintage vehicles from the 1920s and 1930s.
Originating in France in the 1920s, Art Deco styling separated itself from Art Nouveau by owing inspirational credit to mechanization, industry, and technology while maintaining the stylistic elements of established luxury. Deco gained acclaim at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes that took place in Paris. From there, it spread across the Atlantic—having inspired such travelers as Frank Lloyd Wright and Henry Ford—to influence the architecture, fashion trends, and, of course, the automobiles of the late 1920s and 1930s.
Unfortunately, the financial ramifications of the Wall Street Crash in 1929 along with those of the Great Depression shuttered one automotive manufacturer after another and even killed off the last of the great American coachbuilders. Yet, despite these economic hardships, the cars that were produced during this period served to drastically change the technology, construction, and language of car design forever.
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