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AUTOMOTIVE ART—IN PAINT AND PRINT
IN MY CONTINUING quest of bringing a modicum of order to 33 years of R&T memorabilia, I came upon several 24 x 36-in. poster boards that were part of the magazine’s 50th anniversary in 1997. One in particular caught my eye: It contained an Innes Ireland story with accompanying art by Barron Storey.
It would have been standard to illustrate the story with car photos. But, as you can see below, “Sentimental Journeys” was anything but a standard automotive tale. And the accompanying art fit it perfectly.
Innes Ireland, 1930 – 1993, with another of his automotive loves, the Ferrari GTO 75723-MO. Image from R&T, February 29, 2012.
Innes Ireland covered Formula One for R&T in conjunction with Rob Walker. Innes also contributed tales of his adventures, several of which I delighted in sharing.
Barron Storey, Texas-born in 1940, is an American artist and educator. His 1979 rendering of the Space Shuttle commissioned by NASA was the first such painting ever done. It hangs in the Air and Space Museum on the National Mall. In meeting the R&T commission, Barron read Innes’s words and recognized nuances that were classically Italianesque.
Sentimental Journeys, painting by Barron Storey, story by Innes Ireland. Poster from R&T 50th anniversary exhibit, 1997.
In his book Slow Jams
And, as you can see here, few wrote better than Innes Ireland. ds
© Dennis Simanaitis, SimanaitisSays.com, 2016
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